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TEMPLE
Durga Temple
This 18th century temple dedicated to
Goddess Durga stands on a high platform within a quadrangular
court twelve carved pillars suport the central spirer the temple
is flanked by a music gallery and a stepped tank.
In 1808, the Collector of Benaras, William James Grant presented
the temple one of the bells hanging in the porch after he was
saved from drowning by a boatman who invoked the goddess before
the rescue.
Tilbhandareshvar
Mahadev
Off Madanpura road is a spartan
temple that houses a tall linga, over a metre high. The resident
priest will toll you that it is still growing by the height of a
sesame seed or til. each day. During the shivaratri festival the
linga is covered with a coper mask with five faces.
Tulsi Manas Temple
This
modern temple in marble is situated near Durga Mandir. The walls
are inscribed with verses from Tulsi Das' Rnmcharilmanas. The
temple also has a museum that depicts, through terracotta models,
the exploits of Rama, as well as a rare collection of around 150
Rantayana manuscripts
Sankat Mochan Temple
Built
by the poet Tulsi Das, this temple is dedicated to the monkey god.
Hanuman. the spacious and shady precincts are popular venue for
religious discourses, fairs and an annual music festival |