Sankatha Temple is located near to the Sindhia Ghat, Varanasi and dedicated to the “Goddess of Remedy,” known as the Devi Sankatha. There is a huge statue of the lion inside the premises. The statues of nine planets are also there in the temple. Sankatha Mata is a four armed idol of the most important […]

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Vishalakshi Temple is dedicated to the Vishalakshi Maa (means wide eyed Devi) or the Goddess Parvati, the consort of the Lord Shiva. Vishalakshi Temple is also known as the Vishalakshi Gauri Temple. It is a most famous Hindu temple located at the Meer Ghat on the bank of the holy River Gange in the Varanasi, […]

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Biography of the Dr. Sampurnanand Dr. Sampurnanand, a teacher and a politician in the Uttar Pradesh state of the India, was born at 1st January in the year 1891 in the Varanasi city. And he was died at 7th March in the year 1969 in the Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. He belonged to the great family […]

Tailang swami *Image rights belong to the owner Trailanga Swami (also called as Tailang Swami or Telang Swami) was a great Hindu yogi lived in the Varanasi. He was famous for his divine powers and regarded as a renowned stature of the Bengal. There are many stories behind him about his spiritual and yogic powers. […]

Swami Adgadanand Ji Maharaj Swami Adgadanand Ji Maharaj, a most famous and religious personality of the present, has been described the “Yatharth Geeta” in the simple form which was disseminated by the Lord Krishna a long ago. It is considered that Swami Adgadanad Ji Maharaj came to his Guru “Saint Paramanand Ji” in the month […]

Gopi Krishna Biography Gopi Krishna, a great personality in Kathak and famous as an Indian dancer, actor and choreographer related to the Banaras Gharana in Varanasi. He has performed his awesome performances which are marked by the unique interpretation. Gopi Krishna was born at 22nd August in the year 1935 in the Calcutta and died […]

Kanthe Maharaj, a famous Indian Vadya Shiromani of the Banares Gharana, was born in the year 1880 in the Kabir Chaura Muhallah of the Varanasi city. And he has passed away at 1st August in the year 1970 (at his 90) in the Varanasi as well. He was very professional tabla player of the India […]

Sitara Devi is a well known classical Kathak dancer of India, born at the day of great Indian festival Diwali in Kolkata in 1920. As she was born on Dipawali, she has also named as Dhanalakshmi (nickname of which is Dhanno). She belongs to the Brahmin family of the Varanasi. Her father, Sukhadev Maharaj, was […]

Biography of the Rajan Sajan Mishra Rajan and Sajan Mishra (both are bothers), a khyal style singer of the Indian classical music. Khyal style singing is considered as the 300 years old style of the Banaras gharana. Mishra brothers have been performing their art of singing all across the India as well as the world. […]

Biography of the Pandit Hanuman Prasad Mishra Pandit Hanuman Prasad Mishra was born in the year 1913 in the professional music family (related to the Banaras Gharana and Indian Classical Music) in the Varanasi city. He was born at the Kabir Chaura place in the Varanasi district, UP. He left the world in the year […]

Pandit Kishan Maharaj, a famous Indian tabla player, born at 3rd September 1923 in the Kabir Chaura, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. He was born at the propitious Hindu festival day named Sri Krishna Janamashtami in the family related to the professional music. Kishan Maharaj has passed away recently at his 84 at 4th May 2008 in […]

Acharya Pandit Ramchandra Shukla, a great Hindi poetry and prose writer, was born at 4th October in the year 1884 in a small village named Agona, Basti of the UP state during the British rule and died in the year 1941. Commonly, he is known as the Acharya Shukla by his lovers. His father name […]