Sunday, 26 April 2026

Who destroyed the Kashi Vishwanath Temple?

Who destroyed the Kashi Vishwanath Temple? The Kashi Vishwanath Temple has been existing since Ramayana and Mahabharata. Vishwanath means lord of the universe. It has been demolished and rebuilt many times. It is one of the 12 Jyotirlingas of Lord Shiva. The timeline of the demolition is: 1194- demolished by Qutubbudin Aibak. After the defeat of Prithviraj Chauhan and Jaichand, Aibak became the Sultan of Delhi. Aibak to demolished many temples in Northern India in which the famous Vishwanath temple was also included. It was rebuilt by some local devotees. 1490- demolished by Sikandar Lodi. It was rebuilt by Man Singh and Pandit Ram Narayana Bhatt under Todarmal from Akbar’s approval. 1669- Aurangzeb ordered to demolish this temple. It was rebuilt in 1780 by the queen of Indore, Ahilyabai Holkar and inaugurated by Narendra Modi in 2021.

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