Shri Kashi Vishwanath Temple, Varanasi
The history of
Vishwanath Temple that is also called Golden Temple at times is full of
ups and downs. The temple and city has always been on the receiving end
of the invaders be it Afghans, Turks, Rohila or Marathas. The temple has
been built and razed to the ground several times in the history. It was
first destroyed by Bakhtiyar Khilji in the 13th century and was later
rebuild. Emperor Akbar donated several acres of villages to the trust
that was later cut down substantially by Aurangzeb. Aurangzeb was a
fundamentalist who hated every possible religion and sects in India
including Sufi and Shiite order among the Muslims. Rani Ahilyabai Holkar
of Indore built the present temple that stands in
VARANASI,
in the year 1776. Maharaja Ranjit Singh of Lahore donated the
800-kilogram Gold-plating of the towers that gives the temple its
colloquial name .
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