Varanasi is known as the oldest city of the world. It is mostly famous for temples and ghats.this city is mainly famous for the lord Shiva and it is the oldest rituals of Hinduism. Most of the Hindu people believes that they will get Moksha( salvation) by worshiping in temples and taking bath at the bank of river ganga.there are many other names of Varanasi such as Benaras, Kashi, Banaras, Avimukta and Anandavan. Its name Varanasi is named by the two rivers flowing between the city, one is Varuna and another is Assi(Varuna+assi = Varanasi ). it was believed that lord Shiva lived at Kashi in past history. There is a day known as Mahashivratri, it is the day of lord Shiva which comes in the month of Febraury and at on that day there is rituals of lord Shiva and the Hindus celebrate it by visiting of Varanasi. The picture of temple shown here is made up of the structure of Shivling( shrine of lord shiva).
LOCATION: it is located half an kilometer from Assi ghat,Varanasi.
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