Varanasi: Anticipating a heavy rush of devotees during Mahashivratri, authorities have decided to suspend the VIP 'darshan' facility at the Kashi Vishwanath temple here from February 25 to 27.

The idol is a jyotirlinga, one of the 12 jyotirlingas in India. The Kashi Vishwanath temple has been built and re-built several times over the past few centuries. The present temple was built in ...

Mahashivratri: Varanasi saw a huge turnout of devotees on Mahashivratri, with more than 11 lakh people paying obeisance at the Kashi Vishwanath temple, according to an official statement on Thursday.