raja todar mal rebuilt the kashi vishwanath temple in 16th century.
raja todar mal rebuilt the kashi vishwanath temple in 16th century.
who rebuilt the kashi vishwanath temple in 16th century?
raja todar mal
the temple has been mentioned in the puranas including the kashi khanda (section) of skanda purana. the original vishwanath temple was destroyed by the army of qutb-ud-din aibak in 1194 ce, when he defeated the raja of kannauj as a commander of mohammad ghori. the temple was rebuilt by a gujarati merchant during the reign of delhi's sultan iltutmish (1211–1266 ce). it was demolished again during the rule of either hussain shah sharqi (1447–1458) or sikandar lodhi (1489–1517). raja man singh built the temple during mughal emperor akbar's rule, but some hindus boycotted it as he had let the mughals marry within his family. raja todar mal further re-built the temple with akbar's funding at its original site in 1585.
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kashi vishwanath express









































kashi vishwanath express is an indian express train that runs between varanasi junction in uttar pradesh and new delhi railway station.









































the train is named after the kashi vishwanath temple in varanasi. main towns along the way are pratapgarh, amethi, rae bareli, lucknow, hardoi, bareilly, moradabad, amroha and ghaziabad. it operates daily and covers a distance of . kashi vishwanath express offers first a/c, second a/c, third a/c and sleeper class coaches and pantry car services. the kashi vishwanath express is usually hauled by a wdp4d locomotive. its average running speed is very good.









































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