varanasi is paradise for pilgrims “it holiest city of india” varanasi we also know as benaras or banaras or kashi .varanasi is holiest city which is seven scared cities
(sasthapuri) in varanasi major religious hindu and jain and buddhism and ravidasia
Varanasi is a major religious hub of India in varanasi religious importance continued to grow in the 8th century when aadhi shankara established the worship of shiva an official set of varanasi
Major bhakti movements were started in varanasi varanasi is a culture center of north india for several thousand years
Hindu religious people believed that dying here and getting along the bank of holy ganga river allow one to break the cycle of rebirth and attain salvation
It is major center for pilgrims the city know world wide for its many ghats .In ghats philigrams perform ritual ablution
In varanasi approximately 23000 temple is here .Chief cultural patron of varanasi and essential part of all religious celebration . The city has long education and musical center many indian philosopher poet writers and musician live here .One of the asian living university ( banaras university) here
LOCATION
Varanasi located in the center of ganga valley of north india Varanasi it s eastern part of uttar pradesh state in india
Varanasi located bank of ganga river which is the biggest river in india it located indo gangetic plain in north india
CLIMATE OF VARANASI
Varanasi experience a humid subtropical climate with large variation between summer and winter
- Temperature ranges 22 to 46 centigrade
- 72 to 115 foren heat
- the average rain fall is 1.110 mm
LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE
- 25.3176 north latitude
- 82.9739east longitude
MEAN SEA LEVEL (MSL)
- The elevation or above sea level of varanasi is 80.71 meter or 264.8 ft
HISTORY OF VARANASI
- Varanasi is name of two ganga tributaries forming the city varuna and assi
- Varanasi know as “city 0f light”
Hindu mythology
According hindu mythology ( purans) varanasi founded by shiva one of three principle deities along with brahma and vishnu during fighting between brahma and shiva one of brahms’s five head was torn off by shiva as was the custom the victory carried the slain adviser head in his hand and let it hang down from his hand .Shiva this dishonored brahma’s head and kept it with him at all time when he come to the city the hanging head of brahma dropped from shiva’s hand and disappeared in ground therefore varanasi considered holy city
Buddha founded buddhism here around 528 BCE he was given his fight ceremony
RELIGION IN VARANASI
Hinduism is permanently followed in varanasi while 70% people follow hinduism the city also agglomerates different religious such as christianity sikhism jainism and buddhism
The city not only hindus and also center of buddhist pilgrims
Varanasi know as microcosm of india in varanasi 3300 hindu religious places 12 churches 3 jain mandirs 9 buddhist places 3 gurudwara 1388 muslim places
ABOUT VARANASI
- Silk weaving industries is dominant industries in varanasi
- Tourism is the second most important industries
- .Domestic tourist must visit for religious purpose while foreign tourist visit ghats along with ganga river and sarnath
- Most popular temple vishvanatha temple of lord shiva
- Vishwanath temple is one of the 12 (jyotirlinga ) shiva temple
- Ancient time varanasi is calcuture capital of india
- Varanasi is protected by lord shiva from all the evils and sins
- Banaras nt only religious places and it also spiritual placers people who come to here get lost its serenity
- Varanasi is a most incredible city in india
- Varanasi is holiest city in the world and it also treat holi capital of india
- Varanasi is oldest city in india
- Varanasi is not only jyotirlinga and it also famous for ghats along with ganga river 84 ghats here
- Hindu religious people believe that who bath in ganga river they have to power to wash away the sin of mortes
- kashi is a symbol of hindu renaissance knowledge philosophy culture devotion to god
- Benaras has also been a great center of learning for ages varanasi associated with promotion of spiritualism and mysticism sanskrit and yoga and hindi language
- Varanasi provide the right flat form for all culture activities
- Almost every place in varanasi hs shiva lingas
- Varanasi is sole of hinduism
- Hindu people believe that cremating the dead body on the bank of ganga is a gate way to heaven some people also devotee the ashes in ganga
- The holy ganga river supplies to varanasi with spiritual charm
- who bath in ganga they offer salvation every one
- Pilgrims from all over the world come to varanasitake dip in ganga river and absolve their sin and moksha liberation from cycle of rebirth
- Everyday ganga harathi given in dash asva medha ghat
GHATS IN VARANASI
Ganga river is a sacred river .The ghats in varanasi are world renowned embankment made with stone along ganga rivers steps . Pilgrims perform ritual ablution
In banaras 84 ghats along ganga river most of ghats which is used for bathing by pilgrims and spiritual significant and hindu puja ceremony
While some ghats are used for hindu cremation site
Famous ghats in varanasi
- Dashashwamedh ghat
- Manikarnika ghat
- panchganga ghat
- Harishchandra ghat
- Tulsi ghat
- Badari ghat
This ghat are popular tourist attraction across the world
GANGA AARTI
Ganga harathi is a famous ceremony in varanasi this ganga hariti conducted every day bank of ganga every evening at 6;45 pm these ceremony conducted 45 minutes it dashashwamedh ghat
VISHVANATHA TEMPLE
Kashi vishwanath temple is one of the most famous temple in varanasi also know the golden temple dedicated to lord shiva it was built 1780 marata monarch
OPENING AND CLOSING
- The temple opening all days in a week there is no holy day
- TEMPLE OPENING 3;00 AM TO 11;00PM
- NO entry ticket to entry into tempe
- but sugam darshan ticket 300 rupess who need immediately darshan buy this ticket
HARATI IS GIVEN 5 TIMES IN A DAY TO LORD SHIVA
These rates as on 19/08/2020
TYPE OF HARATI—–TIMING———–ENTRY FEE
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- Mangala aarti——3.00 am to 4.00 am ——-Rs 350
- Bhogi aarti——–11.15 am to 12.20 pm——-Rs 180
- sandhya aarti——-7. 00 pm to 8.15 pm——–Rs 180
- shringar aarti——9 .00 pm to 10.15 pm ——Rs 180
- Shayan aarti——-10.30 pm to 11.00 pm
RUDRABHISHEKAM TIMING
- 4 .00 am to 6 . 00 pm every day
- Rates of ticket various abhishekam as on 19/08/2020
Rudrabhishekam—————————–amount
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- rudrabhishekam———————-Rs 450
- rudrabhishekam(5 SHASTRI)——Rs 1380
- rudrabhishekam(11 shastri)——–Rs 2600
- Lagu ” ” (11 shastri)——–Rs 5500
- Maha””””” (11 shastri)——–Rs 57100( 11 days)
- 20 year “””””‘————————-Rs 25000
- Rudrabhishekam video conference —–Rs 700
- Rudrabhishekam video conference—–Rs 2100
MAHADEV POOJA TICKET AS ON 19/8/2020
TYPE OF POOJA —————————————–TICKET RATE
1.Synasi bhojan dainik —————————————Rs 3000
2.”” “” ( monday)————————————Rs 4500
3.Dainik ratri srinagar—————————————–Rs5000
4.shravan somvar syanasi bhoja—————————-Rs7500
5. Every poornima singer———————————–Rs 3700
6.shravan somvar sringar———————————–Rs 15000
7. akanda deep———————————————Rs 700
8. Laksha bilvarchana———————————–Rs 8660
9. mahamrityunjay japa pooja———————–51000(5 days 7 shas)
10.mahamrityunjay japa pooja———————100000(1 day 32 shas
Help desk no of varanasi temple — 91-542-2400046
— 63931-31608
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VISITING NEAR PLEASE TO VARANASI
- SARNATH
- GANGARIVER
- DASHMEDHA GHAT
- BANARAS GHAT
- ASI GHAT
- GANGA AARTI
- MANIKARNIKA GHAT
- VISHVANATHA TEMPLE
DISENTENCE FROM VARANASI
- DELHI———————-864
- LACKNOW—————304
- CALCUTTA————–674
- BHOPAL—————–734
- HYDRABAD————1257
- MUMBAI—————1505
NEAR AIR PORT TO VARANASI
- L B INTERNATIONAL AIR PORT ————-28 KM
- ALLHABAD—————————————–128 KM
- GHORAKPUR—————————————-163KM
- PATNA————————————————211KM
- LACKNOW——————————————-266KM
NEAREST RAILWAY STATION
- VARANASI
- KASHI
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updates
date 24/09/2020
. 12 JORTHILINGAMS IN INDIA
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| DWADASHA JYOTHIRLINGAMS IN INDIA |
| JYOTHIRLINGAMS | PLACE |
|---|---|
| 1. Somnath | Prabhasapattan, near Veraval, Sourashtra, Gujarat |
| 2. Mallikarjun | Shrishailm, Andhra Pradesh |
| 3. Mahankal | Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh |
| 4. Omkar / Amaleshwar | Omkar, Mandhata, Madhya Pradesh |
| 5. Kedarnath | Himalayas |
| 6. Bhimashankar | Dakini region, Taluka Khed, District Pune, Maharashtra |
| 7. Vishveshwar | Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh |
| 8. Tryambakeshwar | Near Nashik, Maharashtra |
| 9. Vaidyanath (Vaijanath) | Parli, District Beed, Maharashtra |
| 10. Nagesh (Nagnath) | Darukavan, Oundh, District Hingoli, Maharashtra |
| 11. Rameshwaram | Setubandh, near Kanyakumari, Tamilnadu |
| 12. Ghrushneshwar (Ghrushnesh) | Verul, District Aurangabad, Maharashtra |
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