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Kashi has more temples than any pilgrim could cover in one trip. This is a working shortlist — the ones visitors actually ask us about — each with its own history, darshan timings and visiting notes, written by a team that walks these lanes every week.
The heart of Kashi — Vishwanath Gali, near Lalita Ghat.
Read the full guideVaranasi's guardian deity — Vishesharganj, near the old Kotwali police post.
Read the full guideA calmer, modern Vishwanath — Banaras Hindu University campus.
Read the full guideThe lingam that's said to keep growing — Near Madanpura, close to the weavers' lanes.
Read the full guideA small slice of Kathmandu on the Ganga — Lalita Ghat.
Read the full guideVaranasi's own leaning tower — Manikarnika Ghat.
Read the full guidePrayers for health and longevity — Daranagar, on the route to Kaal Bhairav.
Read the full guideThe goddess who feeds Kashi — Right next to Kashi Vishwanath Temple.
Read the full guideOne of India's Shakti Peethas — Mir Ghat.
Read the full guideRed walls, a sacred tank, and resident monkeys — Durga Kund, Bhelupur.
Read the full guideA goddess devotees turn to in hard times — Near Sindhia Ghat.
Read the full guideWhere the Ramcharitmanas was written — Near Durga Kund, Bhelupur.
Read the full guideVaranasi's best-loved Hanuman temple — Near Banaras Hindu University.
Read the full guideA temple with a map instead of a deity — Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith campus.
Read the full guideSaid to be the oldest temple in Kashi — Where the Varuna river meets the Ganga.
Read the full guideA once-grand temple, rebuilt after demolition — Near Panchganga Ghat.
Read the full guideA temple to the author of the Mahabharata — Ramnagar, across the river.
Read the full guideA piece of Kedarnath, on the Ganga — Kedar Ghat.
Read the full guideA sunken tank sacred to the sun god — Near Assi Ghat.
Read the full guidePrayed to before any new beginning — Near Kashi Vishwanath, old city lanes.
Read the full guideThe seeker's Ganesh — Near Kashi Vishwanath Temple.
Read the full guideThe first form of the goddess worshipped in Navratri — Alaipura, old city.
Read the full guideA temple that gives its name to its ghat — Trilochan Ghat.
Read the full guideKashi's own echo of the Omkareshwar Jyotirlinga — Beyond Machhodari, northern old city.
Read the full guideKashi's local Somnath — Man Mandir Ghat.
Read the full guideA temple some say predates Kashi Vishwanath itself — Near Panchganga Ghat.
Read the full guideOne of Kashi's twelve sun shrines — Old city, near the Vishnu temple circuit.
Read the full guideThe goddess who names her own ghat — Lalita Ghat.
Read the full guideKashi's stand-in for the Ujjain Jyotirlinga — Daranagar.
Read the full guideA tank dedicated to spiritual release — Pisachmochan, southern Varanasi.
Read the full guideMost visitors pair temple darshan with a sunrise boat ride, a stay near the ghats, and a pooja or ritual booking for anything more involved than a quick darshan. If you'd rather not plan the route yourself, our tour packages can be built specifically around the temples on this page.
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