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