Visalakshi
Temple, Varanasi,
Uttar Pradesh
Visalakshi Temple is a Hindu Temple
dedicated to Goddess Shakti located in Varanasi (Kasi) City in the state
of Uttar Pradesh, India. Visalakshi means she who has large eyes. The Temple is also known as the
Visalakshi Gauri Temple. This Temple is part of the famous triad of temples –
Kanchi Kamakshi, Madurai Meenakshi and Kashi Visalakshi.
The Temple is considered as one of the Ashta Dasa
Maha Shaktipeeth. Being
one of the Shakti Peethas of Hindu Mythology, this temple is one of
the holiest sites for devotees of the Shakti sect of Hinduism. The Temple is located at Meer Ghat on the bank of the holy
River Ganges in the City of Varanasi. The temple is situated by side of the
famous cremation grounds of Manikarnika.
Legends
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The Temple
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Temple Opening Time
The Temple remains open from
03.00 AM to 11.00 AM and 05.00 PM to 10.00 PM.
Festivals
Two most important festivals in
the temple, as well as all other goddess temples in Varanasi, is
two Navaratris (nine nights). The Ashwin Navratri or simply called Navaratri,
culminating in Vijayadashami, falls in the waxing fortnight of
the Hindu
month of Ashwin (October) and celebrates the
victory of the goddess Durga on the buffalo-demon Mahishasura.
The other Navaratri is in the waxing fortnight of Chaitra (March).
On each of nine days, one of Varanasi's goddess temples – corresponding to one
of the Nava
Durga (nine Durgas) or nine Gauris (Parvatis) – is recommended to be
visited.
The nine-temple circuit is
described in various Kashi Mahatmya (texts narrating the greatness of the
holy city of Varanasi/Kashi). Devotees flock to the temple in the evening of
the fifth day of Navratri. The yearly temple festival of Visalakshi Temple is
celebrated on Kajali Tij (Black Third), the third lunar day (Tij) of the waning
fortnight in Bhadrapada, the last month of the Indian rainy
season. Women sing amorous rainy season songs called Kajali (black)
around this time. The holy day is observed especially for the welfare of
brothers by women.
Prayers
Devotees often bathe in the holy
Ganges nearby before offering worship at the temple. The puja (worship),
offerings, recitation of hymns to the goddess and charity at the temple is
considered highly fruitful because of the power of the presiding goddess. The
goddess is especially worshipped by unmarried girls for a groom, childless
couples for progeny and unfortunate women for the turn of their fortune.
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