Kashi Vishwanath
The original temple was destroyed in 1194 AD by Qutub Ud Din Aibak, after he had defeated Jai Chand of Kannauj.
It was replaced by the Razia Mosque.
People who put ban on reconstruction of temple -
Sikandar Lodhi in 1494
Aurangzeb in 1669
Congress in 1991
It was rebuilt the following century but again brought down by Sikandar Lodhi in 1494
From an Account of Benares
Hardly 20 temples dating to before or from the 17th century
Kashi Vishweswar is the reigning diety of Benares.
Apart from being a Jyotirling
The structure destroyed by Lodhi was sanctioned to be rebuilt in the reign of Akbar.
Todar Mal played a central role. This was in 1585
Todar Mal and Narayan Bhatt
The present Kashi Vishwanath temple has been built by Devi Ahilyabai Holkar in the 18th century
It has a gold plated dome, made of gold donated by Maharaja Ranjit Singh
The Nandi in the courtyard has been donated by the Maharaja of Nepal in the 1860s
The decorative stone enclosure around gyanvapi (well) built by Baijabai Shinde
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