Kashi Vishwanath Temple in Varanasi

The Kashi Vishwanath Temple comes in the oldest temple series of Varanasi and also pronounce as Golden Temple dedicated to Lord Shiva Shankar Presides as the idol of the supernatural power of Varanasi. The location of Kashi Vishwanath is distinct from the temple series of Kashi is located in the lap of Banaras and the western bank of the Ganges refers to the deity of the city. For many centuries this temple remains the nodal point of millions of Hindu faiths and worship. The interesting story behind the existence of Kashi Vishwanath is its original structure was destroyed in the 18th century by Aurangzeb to construct a mosque later on the temple was again reconstructed in 1780 by the late Ahilyabai Holkar who was Maharani of Indore region. In the year 1839, the great Emperor of Punjab Maharaja Ranjit Singh donated a huge quantity of gold to the covered two auditoriums of Kashi Vishwanath Temple.

The importance of the temple can be judged from the fact that the enshrined Jyotirlinga of Shiva in Kashi Temple has been the devotional focus for decades more than the river shore of Ganga and Ghats. Hindus believe that a single glimpse of Jyotirlinga is the ticket to heaven and also the best medium of human soul decontamination. A single visit to Kashi Vishwanath has worth in itself rather than other holy destinations. The opening time of the temple is 2.30 am with the Mangala Aarti usually nobody can take part in the morning event without a token and its closing time is 11 pm. It is believed Gyan-Kunor which is popular as "The Well of Knowledge" situated at the side of the temple Shiva Lingam which was removed from its exact position in the temple was hidden at this place for protection from Aurangzeb.

Today this divine Shiva palace is owned by the trustees and at the occasional event of the Hindu year celebrated in a perspective way like Shivratri and Nag Panchami and the huge crowd comes from the Indian shores. On this occasion devotes pours milk on Shiva lingam and Thandai is distributed as the Shiva Prasad. According to the Hindu Panchang (Year calendar), Maha Shivaratri is the day when lord Shiva saved the life of the goddess best creation of human beings Kashi Vishwanath commemorates this festival in their traditional way, and more likely the number of foreign visitors also rising year by year on Shivaratri.