 |
| Temples
Of India |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
KASI
VISWANATHA JYOTIRLINGA |
|
|
The
Mandir
The present temple is surrounded by busy commercial establishments.
As we proceed passing through the shopping complex, we see Annapurna
temple on the right side. It is small, but studded to the portals
with very many adorable deities. The images of Goddess in sitting
posture with Maheswar standing with a bowl are extremely grand and
invoke instant veneration. There are many niches and mandapas
adorned with many deities. Offering prayers, we reach the
garbhagriha of Maheswar. The sacred Phallus -Sivalinga is installed
in a square shaped brass plated pit -- hollow. Every one is allowed
to offer prayers himself, though there are Pandas, who conduct the
entire ritual with chants, if required. Many prefer personal prayers
-- pouring of the Gangajala on the Siva linga, waving of burning
camphor, after garlanding it. It is a rare privilege granted, and
the performer experiences an inexplicable thrill passing his spine,
when uttered 'Harahar Mahadev' after rituals. There are many more
small shrines and
several niches around this holy shrine. A little beyond this, there
lies the famous Jnana Vapi -- well of knowledge, where the deity
entered, when iconoclasts destroyed the temple.
|
|
[ Back ] [ Up ] [ Next ]
|
|
|
|
|
| About
Kasi Viswanatha Jyotirlinga |
|
|
|
|
|
