HinduUniversity
BHU & New Vishwanath Templeकाशी हिन्दू विश्वविद्यालय व नया विश्वनाथ मंदिर
Banaras Hindu University, founded by Madan Mohan Malaviya in 1916, is one of Asia's largest residential campuses. At its centre the Birla-built New Vishwanath Temple (1966) is open to all; Bharat Kala Bhavan holds miniature paintings, textiles and sculpture from across north India.
Tips
- The temple has no entry restrictions and the Gita is carved on its walls.
- Cycle-rickshaws run the long avenues inside the campus.
How to reach
- 7.2 km from Varanasi Junction (Cantt) station in a straight line
- 24.9 km from Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport in a straight line
- 5.6 km from Godowlia crossing, where cars stop for the old city in a straight line
Straight-line distances; by road through the lanes it is further. · Location approximate
Sources: Wikipedia — Banaras Hindu University · Wikipedia — Bharat Kala Bhavan
