2006-12-18 08:51:57 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Travel ➔ India ➔ Other - India
The Kashi Vishwanath Temple of Varanasi (Banaras)
It is a gold spiraled temple rebuilt in 1776 A.D. by Rani Ahilyabai Holkar of Indore and dedicated to Lord Shiva. The gold spire is covered with a ton of gold plating donated by Maharaja Ranjit Singh of Punjab in 1835. A.D. It is popularly known as the Golden Temple. -
ADDITIONAL INFORMTION-
The oldest living city in the world, Varanasi is the ultimate destination of all Hindu pilgrims searching for moksha from the cycle of birth and re-birth. It is held sacred for being the home of Lord Shiva and Parvati as also the presence of the mighty river, Ganges that in Varanasi is said to have the power to wash away the sins of mortals.No one knows when Varanasi was found, a city whose status as the foremost place of Hindu pilgrimage cannot be questioned. Located in the modern-day state of Uttar Pradesh, in the Uttaranchal region, its beginnings are lost in the mists of time. However, it is said that Shiva and Parvati were its first citizens. Ganga (the Ganges) the 'River of Life', is said to have acquired the boon to wash away the sins of the human race, when it flowed from the tresses of Lord Shiva. And Varanasi is the place where she turns into the mighty river-
2006-12-19 03:39:31 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The temple of Lord Shiva in Banaras is known as Kashi Vishwanath.
2006-12-19 02:07:45 · answer #2 · answered by IT_Nerd 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
lord shiva called in banaras is vishanatha.
2006-12-18 10:48:02 · answer #3 · answered by chakradhar 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Kashi Vishweshwara or Vishwanathar
2006-12-18 23:40:25 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is Shri Viswanath Temple
2006-12-18 10:37:14 · answer #5 · answered by Coolcat 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its Visweshwara.
Simply kasi vishweshwarudu.
2006-12-18 09:01:05 · answer #6 · answered by Anu 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋