Kashi Vishwanath
Kashi Vishwanath (Varanasi, Banaras, ?????, Banaras and Kashi) the holiest city of Hinduism and also called the Lord Shiva's home, its sacred center, have been the object of a vast collection of literature and mythology. Kashi is one of the oldest city of world. Recent analysis of phosphates in the soils of Varanasi suggest an age of 2800 years, which makes it one of the most ancient and continuously occupied cities of the world. Kashi Vishwanath is one of the facinating city in the world. This is the only city of world where around 563 festivals, celebrations and fairs are exist in 365 days (including all religions). Kashi Vishwanath has been a centre for learning and the tradition is kept alive today by the five univercities.
The culture of Varanasi is closely associated with the River Ganges and the river's religious importance. The city has been a cultural and religious centre in North India for several thousand years. The Benares Gharana form of Indian classical music developed in Varanasi, and many prominent Indian philosophers, poets, writers, and musicians resided or reside in Varanasi, including Kabir, Ravidas Their Guru Swami Ramanand, Trailanga Swami, Munshi Premchand, Jaishankar Prasad, Acharya Shukla, Ravi Shankar, Girija Devi, Hariprasad Chaurasia, and Bismillah Khan. Tulsidas wrote Ramacharitamanas here, and Gautama Buddha gave his first sermon at Sarnath located near Varanasi (Kashi).
This is a most valuable and instructive website for the aspirants, particularly for the devotees of Lord Siva (also known as Mahadev). Here we are trying our best for showing the relationship between Lord Shiva(God of Love) and Varanasi (ancient holy place and also known as City of Light). You will easily get all the details of Varanasi in books and other resources such as internet but here we are only adding hidden details of Varanasi. The conent of this website is written in a most lucid and clear style. It must be studied by all religious-minded persons.
