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Shiva TempleAt Brahmanal, opposite the Pulaheshwar linga, Swarg Dwareshwar — 'the gateway to heaven' — is one of several old-city shrines whose exact present-day position has been affected by the large-scale redevelopment of the Kashi Vishwanath Corridor in recent years.
'Swarg Dwar' (gateway to heaven) is an evocative name shared conceptually with similarly named sacred crossing points elsewhere in India, framing this particular linga as marking a symbolic threshold between the earthly and the divine within Kashi's dense sacred geography.
The large Kashi Vishwanath Corridor project, completed in the early 2020s, substantially reshaped the immediate area around the main Vishwanath temple, widening approach paths and relocating or re-housing a number of smaller shrines that previously stood in now-cleared lanes — a reminder that even ancient cities' sacred layouts are not frozen in time.
As a result, visitors seeking out some of these affected lingas, including this one, should expect that an older recorded address may not perfectly match the shrine's current physical location, and asking locally or at the Corridor's information points is the most reliable way to confirm its present position.
Brahmanal, opposite Pulaheshwar (address as of 2017; may be affected by Corridor redevelopment)
'Swarg Dwar' = gateway to heaven
Confirm current position locally, given nearby Kashi Vishwanath Corridor changes
Its recorded address predates the Kashi Vishwanath Corridor redevelopment, which reshaped much of the surrounding area — the linga may have been relocated or re-housed, so it's worth confirming its current position locally.
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