the suryavamshi gajapati built vishwanath temple varanasi in 16th century.
the suryavamshi gajapati built vishwanath temple varanasi in 16th century.
who built vishwanath temple varanasi in 16th century?
the suryavamshi gajapati
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.
kashi vishwanath temple
apart from being an educationist with innovative ideas, upadhyay is associated with institutions such as sri kashi vishwanath temple, varanasi (one of the twelve jyotirlingas) as trustee. he is also the trustee of one of the oldest temple of india, mundeshwari devi temple in bihar, india.









































section::::various positions upadhyay holds.









































bullet::::- head of the department jyotish, banaras hindu university









































bullet::::- professor, banaras hindu university









































bullet::::- trustee, shri kashi vishwanath temple, varanasi









































bullet::::- founder member, saarvbhaum pandit mahasabha, varanasi









































bullet::::- treasurer, jyotish vigyan samiti, varanasi









































bullet::::- executive manager, shri kashi vishwanath temple,banaras hindu university varanasi
chandramauli upadhyay