raja todar mal rebuilt kasi vishwanath temple in 16 century.
who rebuilt kasi vishwanath temple in 16 century?
raja todar mal
the temple has been mentioned in the puranas including the kashi khanda (section) of skanda purana. the original vishwanath temple was destroyed by the army of qutb-ud-din aibak in 1194 ce, when he defeated the raja of kannauj as a commander of mohammad ghori. the temple was rebuilt by a gujarati merchant during the reign of delhi's sultan iltutmish (1211–1266 ce). it was demolished again during the rule of either hussain shah sharqi (1447–1458) or sikandar lodhi (1489–1517). raja man singh built the temple during mughal emperor akbar's rule, but some hindus boycotted it as he had let the mughals marry within his family. raja todar mal further re-built the temple with akbar's funding at its original site in 1585.
kashi vishwanath temple
bullet::::- kashi vishwanath temple: kashi vishwanath temple is one of the most famous hindu temples and is dedicated to lord shiva. this is one of the most worshiped shiva temple in hinduism and has been mentioned in the puranas including the kashi khanda (section) of skanda purana. the original vishwanath temple was destroyed by the army of qutb-ud-din aibak in 1194 ce, when he defeated the raja of kannauj as a commander of mohammad ghori. the temple has been destroyed and rebuilt several times in the past 800 years and the existing structure was erected in 18th century.
hindu temples in varanasi