PLACE OF INTEREST
  • THE KASHI VISHWANATH TEMPLE
  • Also known as the Golden Temple, it is dedicated to Lord shiva, the presiding deity of the city. Varanasi is  Said to be the point at which the first jyotirlinga, the fiery pillar of light by which shiva manifested has supremacy over others gods, broke through the Earth’s crust and flared towards the heavens. More than the Gaths and even the Ganga, the Shivalinga installed in the temple remains the devotional focus of Varanasi.

                                                                                                                         

  • BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY
  • The Banaras Hindu University was established in 1916 by special efforts of Nationalist Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya. Today it has grown into one of the biggest universities of India.

                                                                                                          

 

  • BARAT KALA BHAWAN, B.H.U                                           
  • Started in 1950 as a university museum, Bharat Kala Bhawan in famous for its unique collection of miniature paintings. It has a rich collection of Rajasthani paintings, Pichhawai’s, pahari painting, Nepalese & Tibetan Thankas, Company paintings as well as paintings of contemporary artists, illustrated Mrigavati, Kalpa Sutra, Chora-Panchasika, Laura-Chanda, Shah-nama and some pages of Humza-nama Are the proud possessions of this museum.
  • MAHARAJA BANARAS VIDYA MANDIR MUSEUM, RAMNAGERramnagar.jpg (6031 bytes)
  • Ramnager fort was originally built by Maharaja Balwant Singh (1740-70 AD.) The Banaras Vidya Mandir Museum is housed in the Ramnager fort itself. The museum collection mainly Comprises of textiles, pieces of decorative arts, arms & armours, utilitarian objects, means of transport-old bagghis, palkis & haudasivories, furniture & manuscripts.

 

 

  • KASHI VIDYA PEETH
  • The Kashi Vidyapeeth was set up in 1920 by Babu Shiv Prasad Gupta to provide alternate education arrangement discarding that of the British. It soon became a centre of natoinal education with Hindi as the medium of instruction. Acharya Narendradev, Babu Sampurnanand, Babu Sriprakash & many more Luminaries of the time have been associated with this institute.
  • MUSUEMS & ARTS GALLERIES
  • Archaeological musuem Sarnath open 09:30 am.- 5 pm. Friday clossed. Ramnager fort musuem, open 10 am.-5 pm. Clossed on Friday. Bharat Kala Bhawan B.H.U. open 10:30 am.- 4 pm. Clossed on Sundays & university holidays. Archaeological musuem, Sampurnanand Sanskrit  University open 10 am. – 5 pm. Clossed on Sunday & university holidays. 

                                                                                                                   

  • RIVER FRONT (GHATS)
  • The spectacular 4 km sweep of the Ghats is unique sight, best viewed at dawn, in that "soft first light" when the river and Ghats have a timeless appeal. Life is almost panoramic detail unfolds here from dawn to dusk as a steady stream of devotees-swelling to thousands on auspicious days –perform rituals by the Ganga. The Ghats are best approached by Dashashwamedha ghat, where boats are available on hire.

                                                                                       

 

 

  • DURGA TEMPLE
  • Godess Durga is considered as the goddess of Strength and Power. This temple was built in the 18th century with red stone work. A fine example of Nagara art. This temple falls on the main route from Railway Station to BHU, just before Tulsi Manas temple and Sankatmochan temple.  

                                                                                                            

  • TULSI MANAS TEMPLE
  • Constructed by family of Varanasi, this modern temple is dedicated to Lord Rama. It is situated at the placemanast.jpg (13345 bytes) Where Tulisdas, the great medieval seer, lived and wrote the epic "Shri Ramcharitmanas", which narrates the life of Lord Rama, the hero of the Ramayana. Verses from Tulidas’s epic are inscribed on the walls.

 

 

  • SANKATMOCHAN TEMPLE
  • Lord Hanuman temple, who is known to be the 'Sankatmochak' is just 300 meters from Tulsi Manas Temple. It is an ancient temple considered as built by Goswami Tulsidas himself.

 

  • NEW VISHWANATH TEMPLE
  • Situated in the premises of Banaras Hindu University, a modern place of worship planned by Pandit Malviya and built by the Birlas. Open to all, irrespective of caste or creed.

                                                                                                                             

 

 

 

  • ALAMGIR MOSQUE
  • An amalgmation of Hindu-Muslim religious sentiments, this mosque is also known as " Beni Madhav ka Darera". Curiously, the entire lower portion of the mosque is retained as a Hindu temple.
  • BHARAT MATA TEMPLE
  • This Temple was inaugurated by Mahatma Gandhi in 1936 and houses one perfect relief maps of India carved out of marble.The Temple was gifted by the nationalists Babu Shiv Prasad Gupta (Barat Ratana ) and shri Durga Prasad Khatri, leading numismatists and antiquarians.   

                                                                                                                                 

 

  • JAIN TEMPLE
  • The Famous Jain Saint Shvetambar temple is there juust on the way from Railway Station to BHU, before Bhelupur street. 

                                                                                                        

 

  • CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF HIGHER TIBETAN STUDIES.
  • The only institute of its kind in the world, imprating education in the Tibetan language, it was  Est. by the Dalai Lama in 1971. Presently located at Sarnath, the institute has a rare collection of Buddhist texts, Tibetan manuscripts and other journals.
 

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