KashiRasa - Spiritual • Culture • Eternal Varanasi

Sacred Shrines

వారణాసి ఆలయాలు

Varanasi has over 2,000 temples — more than any other city on earth. Every lane, every ghat, every wall conceals a shrine.

2,000+

Temples

12

Jyotirlingas

108

Shakti Peethas nearby

Kashi Vishwanath Temple

Jyotirlinga

One of the 12 Jyotirlingas and the most sacred Shiva temple in the world. Rebuilt by Ahilyabai Holkar in 1780.

🕉 Shiva📍 Vishwanath Gali⏰ 4 AM – 11 PM
💡Book free darshan pass online. VIP pass saves 2–3 hours in queue.

Sankat Mochan Temple

Major pilgrimage

One of the most beloved temples of Varanasi, known for its vibrant atmosphere and free prasad. Founded by Tulsidas.

🕉 Hanuman📍 Sankat Mochan⏰ 5 AM – 10 PM
💡Monkeys are sacred here — don't eat in front of them.

Durga Temple (Monkey Temple)

Major

18th-century temple with vivid red exterior built by a Bengali queen. Famous for resident monkeys and temple tank.

🕉 Durga📍 Durgakund⏰ 6 AM – 12 PM, 4–9 PM
💡Morning puja (6–8 AM) is especially atmospheric with chanting.

Tulsi Manas Mandir

Cultural

White marble temple built in 1964 at the site where Tulsidas wrote the Ramcharitmanas. Marble walls inscribed with the epic.

🕉 Ram📍 Durgakund⏰ 5:30 AM – 12 PM, 3:30–9 PM
💡Diorama of the entire Ramayana epic inside — allow 45 minutes.

Bharat Mata Temple

Unique

Unique temple dedicated to Mother India with a marble relief map of undivided India as its idol. Inaugurated by Gandhi in 1936.

🕉 Mother India📍 Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith⏰ 7 AM – 6 PM
💡The only temple in the world with no deity — just a map of the nation.

Kal Bhairav Temple

Tantric

The official 'Kotwal' (police chief) of Kashi. Unique as the idol is offered whisky as prasad.

🕉 Bhairav (fierce form of Shiva)📍 Old City⏰ 5 AM – 10 PM
💡Bring a small bottle of whisky as offering — available outside the temple.

Annapurna Temple

Major

One of the most important temples in the complex. Annapurna is the goddess who feeds the world and is worshipped for abundance.

🕉 Annapurna (goddess of food)📍 Near Kashi Vishwanath⏰ 6 AM – 12 PM, 4–9 PM
💡Non-Hindus may not enter during aarti — check current rules at entrance.

New Vishwanath Temple (BHU)

Modern pilgrimage

White marble temple built by the Birla family inside BHU campus. Open to all faiths, modelled on the original but much calmer.

🕉 Shiva📍 BHU Campus⏰ 4 AM – 9 PM
💡All faiths welcome. Much less crowded than the original. Perfect for meditation.

Showing 8 major temples. Full database of 2,000+ temples with GPS coming in Phase 2.