is the patron deity of Varanasi. 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.

Varanasi's Shri Kashi Vishwanath Temple has seen an extraordinary surge in donations, with devotees contributing over Rs 7 crore in cash to the temple’s 'Hundis (donation boxes)' in just one month.

Varanasi: In a first, use and throw slippers made by Khadi will be provided to the devotees visiting the Kashi Vishwanath temple in Varanasi so that they dont have to walk barefoot on the temple ...