Sarnath Tour Package From Varanasi

Kashi Vishwanath Temple: The Viswanath temple in Sarnath is also known as the Golden Temple. This temple in the present structure was built by the late Maharani Ahilya Nai Holkar of Indore in 1780 for worshipping Lord Shiva. This temple has a mythological tale. It is said that Varanasi is the point where one of the first fiery pillars of light known as 'Jyotirlinga' broke through the crust of the Earth and spread towards heaven. It is the very light by which lord Shiva displayed his superiority over other gods. Thus, the installed Shivlinga inside the temple has a great value and people from India as well as from abroad tour the place to offer their prayers. This masterpiece is the heart of the whole city and earned the utmost traditional value throughout India.

Other attractions- Sarnath has a beautiful Deer Garden with a modem temple and some wonderful monuments such as Chaukhandi, Dharmarajika and Dhamek which can be explored on this Varanasi to Sarnath tour. The Sarnath Museum where you can see some finest specimens of Buddha sculpture is worshipped devotedly. The process of worshipping is quite fascinating- the Vaisakha (April- may) full moon is worshipped as the anniversary of three important events- The birth of Buddha, Enlightenment of him and his death. Whereas the Asadh (July to August) full moon is observed as the anniversary of his first sermon. Apart from all these the Dasaswamedh Ghat is extremely popular because of the evening prayer. A huge crowd from there regarding the arrangements of the prayer.