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{{Short description|Hindu Temple in Uttar Pradesh, India}}
{{distinguish|Kashi Vishwanath Temple}}
{{other uses|Kashi Vishwanath Temple (disambiguation)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2017}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2017}}
{{Infobox Hindu temple
| name = Shri Vishwanath Mandir
| image = File:New Vishwanath Temple at BHU.jpg
| alt =
| caption =
| map_type = India Uttar Pradesh Varanasi
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| coordinates = {{coord|25.266034|82.987847|type:landmark_region:[[Benaras Hindu University|BHU]]|display=inline,title}}
| native_name =
| country = {{flag|India}}
| state = [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| district = [[Varanasi district|Varanasi]]
| location = [[Benaras Hindu University]], [[Varanasi]]
| elevation_m = 77
| deity = [[Shiva|Lord Shiva]]
| facade_direction =
| temple_tank =
| tower =
| festivals= [[Mahashivratri]]<br />[[Nag Panchami]]<br />[[Shravan]]<br />[[Navratri]]<br />[[Makar Sankranti]]
| architecture =
| temple_quantity = Seven
| monument_quantity=
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| year_completed = 1966
| creator = [[Birla family]]
| website = 
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{{Hinduism}}

'''Shri Vishwanath Mandir''' also known as '''Vishwanath Mandir''', '''Vishwanath Temple''', '''New Vishwanath Temple''' and '''Birla Temple''' is one of the most famous temples and biggest tourist attractions in the holy city of [[Varanasi]]. The temple is situated in [[Benaras Hindu University]] and is dedicated to the [[Shiva|Lord Shiva]]. Shri Vishwanath Mandir has the tallest temple tower in the world with the [[List_of_tallest_Gopurams#Tallest_Vimana|Shikhara's height]] being around 250 feet.<ref name="Brief description">{{cite news|title=Brief description|publisher=[[Benaras Hindu University]] website|access-date=7 March 2015|url=http://www.bhu.ac.in/VT/|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6zTH4V8Me?url=http://www.bhu.ac.in/VT/|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 May 2018}}</ref><ref name="The temples">{{cite news|title=The temples|publisher=[[Benaras Hindu University]] website|access-date=7 March 2015|url=http://www.bhu.ac.in/Centre/temples.htm}}</ref><ref name="Vishwanath Temple">{{cite news|title=Vishwanath Temple|publisher=Wikinapia|access-date=7 March 2015|url=http://wikimapia.org/142627/Vishwanath-Temple-BHU}}</ref><ref name="New Vishwanath Temple">{{cite news|title=New Vishwanath Temple|publisher=[[Varanasi]] city website|access-date=7 March 2015|url=http://www.varanasicity.com/temples/new-vishwanath-temple.html}}</ref><ref name="Birla Temple">{{cite news|title=Birla Temple|publisher=varanasi.org.in|access-date=7 March 2015|url=http://www.varanasi.org.in/birla-temple}}</ref><ref name="History">{{cite news|title=History|publisher=Eastern [[Uttar Pradesh|U.P.]] Tourism website|access-date=7 March 2015|url=http://www.easternuptourism.com/New-Vishwanath-Temple.jsp|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402191101/http://www.easternuptourism.com/New-Vishwanath-Temple.jsp|archive-date=2 April 2015|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

==History==
[[Kashi Vishwanath Temple|Shri Kashi Vishwanath Mandir]], was destroyed (and reconstructed) several times; in 1194 by [[Qutb-ud-din Aibak]], between 1447-1458 by [[Hussain Shah Sharqi]] and then in 1669 CE by [[Aurangzeb]]. In 1930s, [[Madan Mohan Malaviya|Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya]] planned to replicate [[Kashi Vishwanath Temple|Shri Kashi Vishwanath Mandir]] in the campus of [[Benaras Hindu University]]. The [[Birla family]] undertook the construction and foundation was laid in March 1931. The temple (Shri Vishwanath Mandir) was finally completed in 1966.<ref name="Brief description"/><ref name="The temples"/><ref name="Vishwanath Temple"/><ref name="New Vishwanath Temple"/><ref name="Birla Temple"/><ref name="History"/>

==Construction==
[[Shri Vishwanath Mandir]]'s construction took thirty-five years to complete (1931-1966). The temple is one of the tallest in India. Total height of the temple is approximately 77 meters. Temple's design was inspired by [[Kashi Vishwanath Temple|Shri Kashi Vishwanath Mandir]] and is made mostly of [[marble]].

Shri Vishwanath Mandir, although a [[Shiva|Lord Shiva]] temple, consists of nine temples within one temple and is open to people from all castes, religions and religious beliefs. The [[Shiva]] temple is in the ground floor and the [[Lakshmi Narayan]] and [[Durga]] temples are on the first floor. Other temples within Shri Vishwanath Mandir are [[Nataraj]], [[Parvati|Mata Parvati]], [[Ganesha|Lord Ganesha]], [[Panchmukhi Mahadev]], [[Hanuman|Lord Hanuman]], [[Saraswati]] and [[Nandi (bull)|Nandi]]. Entire text of [[Bhagavad Gita]] and extracts from sacred Hindu scriptures are inscribed with illustrations on the inner marble walls of the temple.<ref name="Brief description"/><ref name="The temples"/><ref name="Vishwanath Temple"/><ref name="New Vishwanath Temple"/><ref name="Birla Temple"/><ref name="History"/>

==Location==

Shri Vishwanath Mandir is situated 1.7 kilometers inside the campus of [[Benaras Hindu University]] (South-West from the main gate). It is 3.3 kilometers South-West of [[Durga Mandir, Varanasi|Durga Mandir]], 7 kilometers South-West of [[Kashi Vishwanath Temple|Shri Kashi Vishwanath Temple]] and 9 kilometers South of [[Varanasi Railway Station]].

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Shri Kashi Vishwanath Mandir, BHU 01.JPG|As seen from main entrance (East) of the temple.
File:New Vishwanath Temple at BHU 2007.jpg|The main entrance (East wall) of the temple.
File:Nandi (bull).JPG|Statue of [[Nandi (bull)|Nandi]] in North side of temple.
File:Shri Kashi Vishwanath Mandir, BHU 05.JPG|Place in temple compound to do [[Homa (ritual)|havan]].
File:Shri Kashi Vishwanath Mandir, BHU 03.JPG|North side of the temple.
File:Shri Kashi Vishwanath Mandir, BHU 04.JPG|Temple's [[Shikhara]].
</gallery>

==See also==
*[[Kashi Vishwanath Temple|Shri Kashi Vishwanath Mandir]]
*[[Benaras Hindu University]]
*[[Hindu temples in Varanasi]]

==References==
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{{Banaras Hindu University}}
{{Temples in Varanasi}}
{{Hindu Culture and Epics}}
{{Hindu temples in Uttar Pradesh}}
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[[Category:Shiva temples in Varanasi]]
[[Category:20th-century Hindu temples]]
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