Kasha Vishwanatha Temple

Kashi Vishwanath Temple or Kashi Vishwanath Mandir is one of the most famous Hindu temples dedicated to Shiva and located in the holy city of Varanasi, India. This temple is located in a maze of small narrow streets, in a place called Vishwanath Gali, and it is not even visible - it is surrounded by houses on all sides. In addition, it is difficult for a foreigner to get there.

To see at least its golden roof, tourists climb to the third floor of a shop in a nearby building. The shrine of the temple is the lingam of Adi Visheashvara, located in a silver-framed depression in the floor, it is always decorated with flowers, and around it a silver cobra curls, the hood of which protects it from above.

The temple complex itself consists of a series of smaller temples located near the river in a small passage known as Vishwanatha Galli. The main object of worship, jyotirlingam, is located on a silver altar and is 60 centimeters high and 90 centimeters in circumference. The complex has small temples for Dhandapani, Avimukteswara, Vinayaki, Virupaksha and other deities.