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Know more about the holy city of India, Varanasi

New Delhi: India has many holy places like Varanasi, Haridwar, Ujjain, Kancheepuram, Somnath, Puri, Badrinath and Kedarnath, but among them Varanasi is considered the Eternal City, older than Rome. Varanasi is said to be the

India TV News Desk Published : Dec 15, 2013 23:19 IST, Updated : Aug 23, 2014 8:16 IST

 


The Sankat Mochan temple is the temple of Lord Hanuman.

It is located along the banks of Assi River within the country's premier institution's campus: Banaras Hindu University.

The temple was revamped in 1900s by educationist and freedom fighter, Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya, the founder of Banaras Hindu University.

Many pilgrims flock to the temple on Tuesdays and Saturdays.

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