southern kashi

Varanasi, a revered spiritual city in North India, has counterparts in the South known as Dakshina Kashi. These sacred towns, including Gokarna, Sringeri, Tiruvannamalai, and Mayiladuthurai, echo the same religious history and spiritual value. They offer devotees the chance to experience the essence of Kashi, with their ancient temples, holy rituals, and the presence of Lord Shiva.

India's 12 Jyotirlingas, sacred abodes of Lord Shiva, are self-manifested energy cores with unique mythological tales. From Somnath, the 'Protector of the Moon God,' to the divine healer Baidyanath and the universe's Lord at Kashi Vishwanath, each shrine offers profound spiritual experiences and embodies Shiva's divine power and grace.

The district magistrate ensured compliance with the court order to begin worshiping in the southern cellar of Gyanvapi mosque. A priest arranged by the Kashi Vishwanath temple trust performed the Shayan Arti of the deities inside the southern cellar. A gate was installed after cutting steel grills near the southern cellar doors. The Mangla Arti ritual was also performed.

The Gyanvapi mosque management committee challenges a Varanasi court order in the Allahabad High Court. The committee requests an urgent hearing after the Supreme Court directs them to approach the HC. The Varanasi court ruled that a priest can perform prayers before idols in the southern cellar of the mosque.

Calling upon the 130 crore people of India to break the language barriers, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that it was the responsibility of all countrymen to preserve and enrich Tamil, which is the oldest language of the world.

The sixth batch of delegates comprising 230 litterateurs, writers and others from Tamil Nadu on Thursday arrived in Prayagraj from Varanasi and praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s initiative of Kashi Tamil Sangamam and said Modi’s magic will work in southern states too.

A special train left the Banaras railway station for Chennai on Monday evening with over 800 pilgrims from southern states who were stranded in Varanasi as several trains had been cancelled due to the Agnipath agitation. The Kashi Vishwanath temple’s Annkshetra offered them free meals.

A special train left the Banaras railway station for Chennai on Monday evening with over 800 pilgrims from southern states who were stranded in Varanasi as several trains were cancelled due to the Agnipath agitation.

Calling upon the 130 crore people of India to break the language barriers, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that it was the responsibility of all countrymen to preserve and enrich Tamil, which is the oldest language of the world.

The idol of Goddess Annapurna that will be arriving next week after being returned by Canada will be installed in one of the seven temples to be set up in the Kashi Vishwanath Dham (corridor) area, following which there will be two temples of the goddess in the extended Kashi Vishwanath temple premises.

Newly appointed Vishwa Hindu Parishad chief Alok Kumar on Monday said there was no need for agitation for Kashi and Mathura. "We're on the right side of the law, and the matter should be left to the court. The law will take its own course. There is no need for any agitation for Kashi and Mathura," Kumar told TOI, soon after VHP's central management committee meeting in Ayodhya.

With the first batch of delegates of Kashi Tamil Sangamam arriving in the Sangam City on Monday, workers of BJP culture cell will welcome them by presenting Swasti Vachan Mantra and Bharatnatyam.

The Kashi Vishwanath Dham, which has given a booster dose to the Covid-hit tourism industry, is now paving way for a upswing in the tourists’ footfall as Hindus from across the globe will visit the city to offer prayers to Lord Shiva.

Varanasi divisional commissioner Kaushal Raj Sharma on Thursday clarified that while a priest was granted access, devotees were not permitted inside the southern cellar of the Gyanvapi mosque, as per a court order. He refuted lawyer Vishnu Shankar Jain's claim that general devotees could enter the cellar to offer prayers, affirming that only the plaintiffs and the designated priest were allowed entry.

CEO Mishra seeks repair of Gyanvapi mosque's southern cellar roof after a stone fell. He also appeals to restrict gathering on the roof. Worshipping started in the cellar following court order. Ramprasad Singh seeks a ban on gathering above the roof to avoid further damage.

Late Wednesday, in compliance with the district judge's order, arrangements were made to create a passage for priests to enter the southern cellar of the Gyanvapi mosque. This involved cutting a section of the double-layered steel barricade, measuring 7 feet by 7 feet, to install a steel gate and facilitate access. Divisional commissioner Kaushal Raj Sharma confirmed that these measures were implemented.

In a welcoming gesture The Banaras Hindu University has geared up to celebrate the Karthikai Deepam festival of South India, in which thousands of lamps will light up the BHU campus on Tuesday. Preparations are underway to celebrate the festival in a grand way at the Kashi Tamil Sangamam.

According to political experts, after establishing its presence in the North, Central and Northeast, the BJP has started its mission in the South. The saffron party has made special campaigns for states like Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Telangana.

With the first batch of delegates of Kashi Tamil Sangamam arriving in Varanasi from Tamil Nadu to attend the event on November 21, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leadership in Prayagraj have also started its preparations to welcome them in a grand manner.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate Shri Kashi Vishwanath Dham corridor amid the chanting of 'Shivarchan' at sanctum sanctorum of the Kashi Vishwanath Temple in the presence of 3000 religious, spiritual gurus, priests of southern Shaivism sects and other dignitaries, including Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and several other chief ministers of the BJP-governed states, on Monday.

The Rs 900-crore project which has a 400-meter long and 75-meter wide corridor will connect the Kashi Vishwanath temple with three main ghats of the Ganga. The stretch has 24 newly constructed buildings to provide top-class amenities to pilgrims.