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SIGHTSEEING IN VARANASI :
The Ghats of Varanasi
In this ancient city of pilgrimage, the bathing ghats are main
attraction. People flock here in large numbers every day to take bath
and worship in the temples built beside the river bank. Centuries old
tradition to offer puja to the rising Sun is still maintained |
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 The Kashi Vishwanath Temple/ Gyanvapi Mosque
This temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva. It is popularly known as the
golden Temple due the Gold plating done on its 15.5 meter high spire.
One tonne of gold donated by Maharaja Ranjit Singh has been used in the
gold plating of the spire. The temple was destroyed in the various
invasions and was rebuilt in 1776 by Rani Ahilyabai of Indore
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St. Mary's Church
Situated in the cantonment area of Benaras (Varanasi) the St. Mary's
Church has a low tower, spire and projecting poitico. Instead of windows
tile, church has louvred doors to the sides and hooded ventilation slots
beneath the cornice
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Durga Temple
Built in the 8th century, the Durga temple is one of the most important
temples in Varanasi. This temple is built in Nagara Style. The shikhara
of the temple is formed by many small spires which are built one on top
of the other
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Bharat Mata Temple
This temple is dedicated to Mother India. Just one kilometer from the
Varanasi station. The temple is built in the Mahatma Gandhi Kashi
Vidyapeeth which was built by Babu Shiv Prasad Gupt. This temple was
inaugurated by Mahatma Gandhi in 1936 so that the citizens could respect
Mother India in statue form. The statute is built in marble. The statue
is a replica of undivided India in three dimension which has the
mountains, plains and oceans in right proportion
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Tulsi Manas Temple
This temple is dedicated to Lo rd Rama. The temple is built in the place
where Goswami Tulsidas composed the epic 'Ramacharitramanas' which
provides us with detailed description of the history and deeds of Lord
Rama. Tulsi Manas Temple was constructed by a philanthropist family in
1964.
Ram Nagar Durg
2 kms from the Kashi Hindu university, across the Ganges is located the
ancestral house in the fort which was built by the former rulers of
Kashi. In one of the sections of the fort is the museum which displays
the royalty which was once part of the kingdom.
This museum gives an insight into the grandeur which once prevailed in
the fort. On the Ramnagar Pandav road is a beautiful Durga temple. This
temple has very delicate and intricate carving done on stone. These
carvings are worth giving a look
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Bharat Kala Museum
The Kashi Hindu university has a museum which has a very rich collection
of precious and rare historical artifacts, statues, pictures, paintings
and manuscripts. This small but very well maintained museum gives an
over view of the ancient city of Varanasi. Entry in the museum is free
but check out the timings.
Nandeshwar Kothi
Nandeshwari Kothi, designed by James Prinsep is a typical building of
the early 19th century in Benaras.
Benaras Hindu University
This is the largest and oldest university in north India. Spread over an
area of 2,000 acres, this great place of education was established by
Pt. Madan Mohan Malaviya. Today the campus has faculties of Arts,
Science, Music, Sanskrit, Languages, Engineering, Statistics and Medical
to name a few of them.
The university also has the huge Vishwanath temple which was built and
maintained by the Birla family. The Sunderlal Medical center has all the
modern facilities of medical field is also located in the university
campus.
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Nepali Temple
The King of Nepal had built this temple on Lalita ghat in Nepali style.
The Nepali temple is also called the 'Kathwala temple'. The temple has
some magnificent woodwork. Tourist from all over the world come just to
see this temple which has no comparison with any other temple in India.
The workers who carved this temple out were brought from Nepal. The wood
used in the temple is also found in Nepal. The speciality of this wood
is that termites do not eat this wood.
Jantar Mantar
The
 ruler of Jaisingh built an observatory in Varanasi in line with
those built in Delhi, Mathura, Ujjain and Jaipur observatories. The
Varanasi observatory has all the instruments which were required to
record the motion , speed and properties of various stars and planets
and other cosmic objects. The observatory was built in 1600 and still
the instruments give the exact measurements which can match any modern
instrument. |
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