Kashi Vishwanath Jyotirlinga

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Kashi_Vishwanath_Jyotirlinga
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:pilgrimage_site
gptkb:Hindu_temple
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Golden Temple of Varanasi
gptkbp:architecturalStyle gptkb:Nagara
gptkbp:associatedWith Kashi (Varanasi)
gptkbp:complexIncludes many smaller shrines
gptkbp:country gptkb:India
gptkbp:dedicatedTo gptkb:Shiva
gptkbp:destroyedBy Mughal emperor Aurangzeb
gptkbp:festival gptkb:Maha_Shivaratri
gptkb:Dev_Deepawali
gptkb:Makar_Sankranti
Shravan month
gptkbp:goldPlatingDonatedBy gptkb:Maharaja_Ranjit_Singh
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Kashi Vishwanath Jyotirlinga
gptkbp:locatedOn western bank of the Ganges
gptkbp:location gptkb:Varanasi
gptkbp:mainDeity gptkb:Vishwanath_(Shiva)
gptkbp:mainPriestCommunity Pandas of Varanasi
gptkbp:managedBy gptkb:Shri_Kashi_Vishwanath_Temple_Trust
gptkbp:mentionedIn gptkb:Kashi_Khanda
gptkb:Shiva_Purana
gptkb:Skanda_Purana
gptkbp:nearbyLandmark gptkb:Dashashwamedh_Ghat
gptkb:Gyanvapi_Mosque
gptkb:Manikarnika_Ghat
gptkbp:numberInJyotirlingas one of twelve
gptkbp:openToPublic all Hindus
non-Hindus (with restrictions)
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Kashi_Vishwanath_Temple
Kashi Vishwanath Corridor project
gptkbp:pilgrimageSite part of the twelve Jyotirlingas circuit
gptkbp:renovated gptkb:Government_of_India
gptkb:Government_of_Uttar_Pradesh
gptkbp:restored gptkb:Ahilyabai_Holkar
1780
gptkbp:significance one of the holiest Shiva temples
gptkbp:state gptkb:Uttar_Pradesh
gptkbp:templeTimings open daily
gptkbp:UNESCOStatus not a UNESCO World Heritage Site
gptkbp:visitedBy gptkb:Adi_Shankaracharya
gptkb:Goswami_Tulsidas
gptkb:Maharaja_Ranjit_Singh
gptkb:Ramakrishna_Paramahamsa
gptkb:Swami_Vivekananda
gptkb:Guru_Nanak
millions of pilgrims annually
gptkbp:worshippedIn Vishwanath (Lord of the Universe)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Jyotirlinga_Yatra
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7