Shri Vishwanath Temple

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Hindu_temple
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Kashi_Vishwanath_Temple
gptkbp:architecturalStyle gptkb:Nagara
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Adi_Shankaracharya
gptkb:Goswami_Tulsidas
gptkb:Swami_Vivekananda
gptkb:Maharani_Ahilyabai_Holkar
gptkbp:complexIncludes many smaller shrines
gptkbp:corridorConnects temple to Ganga river
gptkbp:corridorInauguratedBy gptkb:Prime_Minister_Narendra_Modi
gptkbp:corridorInaugurationYear 2021
gptkbp:country gptkb:India
gptkbp:currentStructureBuiltBy gptkb:Ahilyabai_Holkar
gptkbp:currentStructureBuiltIn 1780
gptkbp:dedicatedTo gptkb:Shiva
gptkbp:distanceFromBanarasHinduUniversity about 4 km
gptkbp:distanceFromVaranasiJunction about 5 km
gptkbp:festival gptkb:Maha_Shivaratri
gptkb:Dev_Deepawali
gptkb:Makar_Sankranti
Shravan month
gptkbp:goldPlatingBy gptkb:Maharaja_Ranjit_Singh
gptkbp:goldUsedForPlating about 1 ton
gptkbp:governingBody gptkb:Uttar_Pradesh_Government
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Shri Vishwanath Temple
gptkbp:locatedOn western bank of the Ganges
gptkbp:location gptkb:Varanasi
gptkbp:mainDeity gptkb:Vishwanath_(Shiva)
gptkbp:mainFunction gptkb:Vishwanath_Gali
gptkbp:managedBy gptkb:Shri_Kashi_Vishwanath_Temple_Trust
gptkbp:mentionedIn gptkb:Kashi_Khanda
gptkb:Skanda_Purana
gptkbp:nearbyLandmark gptkb:Dashashwamedh_Ghat
gptkbp:officialWebsite https://www.shrikashivishwanath.org/
gptkbp:openToPublic all Hindus
non-Hindus (with restrictions)
gptkbp:originalStructureDestroyedBy Mughal emperor Aurangzeb
gptkbp:pilgrimageSite one of the holiest Shiva temples
gptkbp:recentDevelopment gptkb:Kashi_Vishwanath_Corridor_Project
gptkbp:renovated gptkb:Maharaja_Ranjit_Singh
1835
gptkbp:significance one of the twelve Jyotirlingas
gptkbp:state gptkb:Uttar_Pradesh
gptkbp:templeComplexArea about 3000 square feet
gptkbp:UNESCO_tentative_list Yes
gptkbp:visitedBy gptkb:Prime_Minister_Narendra_Modi
millions of pilgrims annually
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:BHU_Main_Campus
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7