Durga Temple Varanasi

About-Durga-Temple
Vital Information for Visitors
Address:

Durga Mandir, Adjacent to Durga Kund, Sankat Mochan Rd, Jawahar Nagar Colony, Varanasi, UP.

Open & Close:

Open on all days: 05:00 AM to 09:00 PM

Entry Fees:

Free

Duration:

Approx 1 Hour

Dedicated To :

Goddess Durga, consort of Lord Shiva

Celebrations :

Navaratri & Nag Panchami

Red tinted with ochre, Durga Temple is one of the most important temples in Varanasi and was built in the 18th century by a Bengali queen. This temple is built in the North Indian Nagara style of temple architecture with a vertical arrow-shaped multi-layered shikhara. The shikhara of the temple is formed by many small arrow-shaped shikharas stacked beautifully one upon another. The main spire is formed of many small spires. The Durga temple of Varanasi is characteristically built with an ornate shikhara, consisting of five segments symbolizing 'panchmahabhutas' (five fundamental elements which give birth to life and universe) and supported by finely carved columns. Non-Hindus are admitted to the courtyard but not the inner sanctum. Starting with five at the base, they converge into one at the top indicating that the world of five elements has to be realized as one Brahma, ultimately. Durga is the ferocious form of Goddess Parvati, wife of Lord Shiva. During festivals, there are often sacrifices of goats. It is commonly known as the Monkey Temple because of a lot of monkeys who made it their home. A number of genial monkeys will try to attract your attention for favour of some gift of food.

The Temple of Durga is dedicated to the consort of Lord Shiva, goddess Parvati. Durga is an incarnation of her. Durga Temple of Varanasi located in the south of the city, a 5-minute walk from the Assi Ghat, has long been forbidden to strangers. Recently, the entry is allowed, as long as the tourist behaves decently and wears sober clothing. The pujari (priest) invites a visitor to the santum sanctorum where the goddess Durga resides, depicted by a stylized face painted in vermilion. The visitors and faithful place the offerings purchased outside. At the entrance of the main shrine is a beautiful bronze lion, the vehicle of the goddess. The site and the statue (murti of Durga) are quoted in a text of the 12th century. The building of the temple is elegant, featuring a shikhara, curvilinear tower of a temple. It was rebuilt by Queen Bhavani of Bengal in the 18th century. Just to the north, a large sacred basin (kunda) is located that allows the pilgrims to do their ablutions. This water basin is called Durga Kund.

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