Kashi Vishwanath, Varanasi
📍 Varanasi, Kashi, Uttar PradeshVerified
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Weather
39°C ⛅
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Today at this temple
Thursday, April 23, 2026Sunrise 05:27 · Sunset 18:24
Tithi
saptami
shukla
Nakshatra
Punarvasu
Yoga
Dhriti
Abhijit muhurta
11:31–12:19
Today's darshan timeline
12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM12 AM
🔥 Rahu kaal 13:32 – 15:09
Quick facts
- Primary deity
- Shiva
- Tradition
- shaiva
- Year founded
- ancient
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- Photography
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- Non-Hindu policy
- all_welcome
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Sthala Purana — the story
Shiva manifested as a shaft of light piercing the earth here; Brahma and Vishnu could not find its ends, and accepted Shiva's supremacy.
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Deity & iconography
Architecture & art
Rebuilt by Ahilyabai Holkar in 1780; the golden spires were gilded by Maharaja Ranjit Singh.
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