Varanasi
The Appeal of Varanasi
For the first time, pilgrims will be able to see the simple grandeur of the Kashi Vishwanath temple and its gold-topped dome
Kashi Vishwanath Temple: The Grand Makeover
One no longer has to crane one’s neck to see the Kashi Vishwanath Temple. It now has ample breathing space and can be viewed from afar. The ₹ 900 crore Kashi Vishwanath Dham project is being executed against great odds
The Re-Hinduisation of India
The Kashi Vishwanath Dham project is the biggest attempt at India’s civilisational restoration since the rebuilding of the Somnath temple. It seeks to reconnect ordinary Hindus with their spiritual roots
The Gyan Vaapi and Kashi Vishwanath
We may have failed to do justice to the Shivalinga at the Varanasi temple
Shiva First
All divinities revel in love and peace - and not on pieces of dead bodies, heaped up to reach a tantalizing heaven
Varanasi: The City of Flickering Light
In the 2014 elections, Shylashri Shankar found Varanasi under the spell of Narendra Modi. Revisiting it in the current campaign, she finds some change is evident but the fault lines underneath remain the same
In Thrall to Our Man of Deliverance
The many variations of the idea of Narendra Modi as seen from the ghats of Varanasi
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