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  Sri Lankan PM offers prayers at Kashi Vishwanath temple

  India | February 09, 2020 13:39 IST

  Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, on Sunday, arrived in Varanasi and offered prayers at the famous Kashi Vishwanath temple. 

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  Varanasi's famous Kashi Vishwanath temple to now have dress code for devotees

  India | January 13, 2020 11:30 IST

  Those wearing pants, shirts and jeans at Varanasi's Kashi Vishwanath temple will only be able to worship the deity from a distance. They will not be allowed to enter the sanctum.

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  Historic first: Kashi Vishwanath temple opens doors after Shayan Aarti, more than 10 lakh visit in 2 days

  India | March 06, 2019 12:08 IST

  The decision was taken as lakhs of pilgrims had reached Kashi from Pragyaraj Kumbh.

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  PM Modi offers lotus flowers, milk at Kashi Vishwanath temple on his birthday

  India | September 17, 2018 23:13 IST

  Modi, who was on a day-long visit to his parliamentary constituency, reached the temple to worship Lord Shiva after interacting with the students of Kashi Vidyapith and Banaras Hindu University who teach poor children at the DLW.

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  Kathmandu-Varanasi bus service flagged off

  World | March 05, 2015 17:06 IST

  Kathmandu: Nepal and India today launched a direct bus service between Kathmandu and Varanasi from here, linking the two prominent cities - home to Pashupatinath and Kashi Vishwanath temples.The regular Kathmandu-Varanasi-Kathmandu bus service was flagged

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  Bhutan king Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck visits Varanasi

  India | October 10, 2014 7:33 IST

  Varanasi: Bhutan king Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck along with his wife Jetsun Pema yesterday offered prayers at the Kashi Vishwanath temple and attended the famous Ganga aarti at Dashashwamedh ghat, an official said here.The Bhutan

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  LS win not 'a mere five-year contract': Modi tells Varanasi

  India | May 17, 2014 23:07 IST

  Varanasi: A huge swarm of BJP supporters and city-dwellers greeted Prime Minister-elect Narendra Modi on his visit here this evening and cheered him as his cavalcade moved from the airport to the Kashi Vishwanath temple

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  Narendra Modi visits Varanasi, offers prayers

  India | May 17, 2014 21:06 IST

  Varanasi: A day after clinching Varanasi seat, Narendra Modi today visited the holy city and offered prayers at famous Kashi Vishwanath temple.  After visiting the temple, the Prime Minister elect went to famed Dashashwamedh Ghat

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  Congress moves EC against BJP slogan

  Politics | March 28, 2014 8:32 IST

  New Delhi: The Congress Thursday moved the Election Commission against BJP saying that its official slogan "Abki baar, Modi sarkar" was unconstitutional and its supporters were using slogans with religious connotations in violation of the

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  Digvijay condemns ink attack on "nautankiwala" Kejriwal

  Politics | March 26, 2014 16:54 IST

  Bhopal: Congress leader Digvijay Singh today condemned the “ink attack” on AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal in Varanasi and said it could be the handiwork of “fascist” BJP.At the same time, he hit out at Kejriwal,

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  Know more about the holy city of India, Varanasi

  India | August 23, 2014 8:16 IST

  New Delhi: India has many holy places like Varanasi, Haridwar, Ujjain, Kancheepuram, Somnath, Puri, Badrinath and Kedarnath, but among them Varanasi is considered the Eternal City, older than Rome. Varanasi is said to be the

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  India's 12 famous Jyotirlingas : Kashi Vishwanath Temple

  India | August 03, 2013 7:45 IST

  New Delhi: The oldest living city of the world and the cultural capital of India  Varanasi stands on the western bank of India's holiest river Ganga.The temple is popularly called Kashi Vishwanath Temple in which

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  Spires of Kashi Vishwanath temple to be plated with gold

  India | May 16, 2013 17:49 IST

  Varanasi, May 16: Two spires of the 18th century Kashi Vishwanath temple here will soon be plated with gold replacing the enamel paint on the temple structures.Authorities in a meeting yesterday decided that gold donated

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  Donations to Kashi Vishwanath temple now tax free

  India | March 20, 2013 14:57 IST

  Lucknow, Mar 20: Donations to the famous Kashi Vishwanath temple in Varanasi would now get 100 percent income tax exemption, an official spokesperson of the state government said. A decision to this effect was taken