Bharat
Mata
Mandir
Bharat
Mata
Mandir
or
Bharat
Mata
Temple
is
one
of
its
kinds
in
Varanasi.
Contrary
to
what
most
of
the
tourists
believe,
this
temple
is
not
dedicated
to
any
God,
Goddess
or
certain
deity
for
that
matter.
It
is
dedicated
to
the
human
manifestation
of
India
popularly
called
Mother
India
or
Bharat
Mata
in
Hindi.
The
temple
was
inaugurated
by
non
other
than
Mahatma
Gandhi,
The
father
of
the
Indian
Nation.
Banaras
Hindu
University
BHU
was
built
in
the
year
1916-1917
under
the
special
act
of
parliament
passed
in
the
year
1915
named
BHU
act.
The
act
was
passed
by
the
interim
parliament
that
worked
under
the
imperial
British
government.
Mahamna
Pundit
Madan
Mohan
Malaviya
and
Annie
Besant
did
the
conceptualization
and
implementation
of
this
university.
Raja
of
Kashi
donated
1350
acres
of
land
for
the
construction
of
the
sprawling
campus.
Durga
Mandir
Goddess
Durga
is
a
significant
manifestation
of
Parvati,
the
consort
of
Lord
Shiva.
In
fact
she
is
said
to
be
Shakti,
or
the
manifestation
of
Parvati
that
signifies
the
female
element
of
Power
and
harmony
in
nature.
This
is
precisely
because
a
Bengali
Maharani
built
this
temple
in
the
18th
century.
Kashi
Vishwanath
Mandir
The
Vishwanath
temple
is
synonymous
to
Varanasi.
Vishwanath
Temple
is
the
most
sacred
and
the
most
famous
temple
in
Varanasi.
In
fact,
Vishwanath
Temple
is
extremely
popular
in
other
parts
of
India
too.
A
considerable
chunk
of
foreign
visitors
in
India
come
to
Varanasi
every
year
to
get
a
glimpse
of
the
Vishwanath
Temple
even
though
the
followers
of
Semitic
religions
are
not
allowed
to
enter
the
sanctum
of
the
temple.
Ramnagar
Fort
Ramnagar
Fort
is
the
former
as
well
as
the
present
residence
of
the
Maharaja
of
Kashi
also
known
at
times
as
Raja
of
Banaras.
It
is
situated
on
the
opposite
bank
of
the
Ganges
along
which
the
city
of
Varanasi
thrives.
The
most
important
construction
inside
the
fort
is
the
'Durbar
Hall'
or
the
Hall
of
public
audience.
Sankat
Mochan
Mandir
Sankat
Mochan
Mandir
do
not
have
much
historical
significance
but
is
a
good
place
to
visit
at
least
once.
No
body
knows
who
established
this
temple.
It
was
actually
very
small
in
its
early
phase.
In
the
due
course
various
'Mahants'
collected
funds
to
upgrade
the
structure
and
today
it
boasts
off
a
large
complex.
Tulsi
Manas
Mandir
Tulsi
Manas
Temple
has
a
very
historical
as
well
as
cultural
importance
for
not
only
Varanasi
but
also
for
the
whole
of
India.
This
is
because
Ramayana
was
composed
at
this
very
place.
Goswami
Tulsi
Das
was
the
man
who
composed
Ramayana
in
Hindi
in
the
form
of
"Ram
Charit
Manas".
