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provide him with a dwelling place at Kasi. On the request of Nikumbha,

Aunikumbha a brahmin made Divodas construct a temple for the Lord here. The

pleased Lord granted boons to all his devotees. But Divodas was not blessed

with a son. The angered Divodas demolished the structure. Nikubha cursed that

the area would be devoid of people. When the place was emptied Lord Siva once

again took residence here permanently. The Lord along with Parvathi Devi once

again started blessing his devotees with wonderful boons Parvathi Devi was so

pleased that she offered food (annam) to one and all and hence is worshipped as

Annapoorani. The Lord himself is seen with a bowl in his hands asking for annam

from the seated Devi at the Devi's shrine adajacent to Viswanathar's shrine.

This is considered to be one of the 52 Sakthipeedams (the place where

Parvathi's left hand fell, when her corpse was cut by

Mahavishnu's sudarsana chakram). The Siva lingam is placed in a square shaped

brass plated pit. Devotees are permitted to offer worship such as abhishekam

with holy ganga water, garlanding the Lord, karpoora aarathi, etc. personally

to the swaymbhu lingam. There are several smaller shrines around the main

shrine. The head of each ghat has a Siva linga shrine. The Lord can be seen

placed on a pedestal at every location in the city, even if there is not shrine

as such. Behind the temple is situated the temple of Dhundhiraja Ganapathi.

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Kasi is amongst the holy spots for visit by the Hindus. It is believed that a

visit to Kasi ensures liberation & hence pious Hindus seek a visit during their

lifetime. This is the location of the Benares Hindu University, the place of

learning of several aspects of Hindu culture. The Lord himself has declared

this spot as his Royal residence. Goddess Parvathi's mother felt ashamed that

her son-in-law had no decent dwelling. To please Parvathi Devi, Siva asked

Nikumbha to provide him with a dwelling place at Kasi. On the request of

Nikumbha, Aunikumbha a brahmin made Divodas construct a temple for the Lord

here. The pleased Lord granted boons to all his devotees. But Divodas was not

blessed with a son. The angered Divodas demolished the structure. Nikubha

cursed that the area would be devoid of people. When the place was emptied Lord

Siva once again took residence here permanently.

The Lord along with Parvathi Devi once again started blessing his devotees with

wonderful boons Parvathi Devi was so pleased that she offered food (annam) to

one and all and hence is worshipped as Annapoorani. The Lord himself is seen

with a bowl in his hands asking for annam from the seated Devi at the Devi's

shrine adajacent to Viswanathar's shrine. This is considered to be one of the

52 Sakthipeedams (the place where Parvathi's left hand fell, when her corpse

was cut by Mahavishnu's sudarsana chakram). The Siva lingam is placed in a

square shaped brass plated pit. Devotees are permitted to offer worship such as

abhishekam with holy ganga water, garlanding the Lord, karpoora aarathi, etc.

personally to the swaymbhu lingam. There are several smaller shrines around the

main shrine. The head

of each ghat has a Siva linga shrine. The Lord can be seen placed on a pedestal

at every location in the city, even if there is not shrine as such. Behind the

temple is situated the temple of Dhundhiraja Ganapathi. Yours George Pillai

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