Mysore/Mysuru: Maintaining that Kashi has more number of visitors than Taj Mahal in Uttar Pradesh, Udupi Palimaru Mutt Seer Sri Vidyadheeshatheertha Swamiji said that the country has got a good leader and the days are not far away when India becomes ‘Vishwaguru’ (world leader). He was speaking at the 47th anniversary of Sri Krishna Mitra…
Dr. S.L. Bhyrappa mentions of Kashi Temple Shivalinga in his 2007 novel Aavarana
May 17, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: The news that a Shivalinga has been found inside the well of the Gyanvapi Mosque in Kashi during the survey reminds one of Dr. S.L. Bhyrappa’s Kannada novel Aavarana published in 2007. In that novel, there was a mention to Kashi Vishwanath Temple and the author writes, “An order was passed by Mughal Emperor…
Chief Minister Bommai, his wife in Varanasi
December 14, 2021A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the first phase of the Kashi Vishwanath Dham in Varanasi, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, along with his wife Chennamma, visited the newly-constructed temple corridor this morning.
PM Narendra Modi inaugurates Kashi Vishwanath corridor
December 13, 2021Varanasi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today inaugurated the Kashi Vishwanath corridor during his two-day visit to Varanasi. Prior to that, he took a holy dip in river Ganga and offered prayers. PM Modi was received by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and had a rousing welcome from the people of his Lok Sabha Constituency….
Kashi Vishwanath Corridor to be opened by PM tomorrow
December 12, 2021Live event to be screened in city Mysore/Mysuru: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Kashi Vishwanath Corridor tomorrow (Dec. 13) which will be attended by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and other dignitaries. The entire event is slated to be telecast live across the country. The inauguration ceremony is named “Divya Kashi, Bhavya…
Resolve your conflict, early
November 21, 2019By N.K.A. Ballal, Retd. Sr. Vice-President, ITDC Mukthi Bhawan? I am sure many of you would have heard about this building in Kashi where people go to die! Why? One may ask. As per our own Hindu scriptures, if one dies in Kashi, the abode of Shiva, one attains Moksha [ultimate salvation]. No rebirth. So,…
KASHI – The City Eternal
January 13, 2019By Ashvini Ranjan I have travelled extensively both within and outside the country, including holy places of nearly all faiths. But never was I more overwhelmed than during my visit to Kashi, also known as Benares and many other names. Not just for religious reasons alone, but by the totality of the experience. Kashi is…
Nalwadi-built Guest House available for Karnataka pilgrims in Varanasi
July 16, 2017By S.T. Ravikumar Kashi, one of the sacred pilgrimage centres in the country also called Varanasi or Benares, has a special place in the hearts of Mysureans as the then Maharaja of Mysore had built a guest house there in the early part of the last century. The Karnataka Government took over this guest house…
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