BhaktiMath
Kabir Chaura Mathकबीर चौरा मठ
The seat of the Kabir Panth, in the neighbourhood where the weaver-poet Kabir lived and sang in the 15th century. The math keeps his loom, his sandals and a samadhi shrine, and still prints his couplets that belong to no single religion.
'Moko kahan dhundhe re bande, main to tere paas mein' — why search for me, friend, when I am right beside you. Kabir mocked temple and mosque alike and both claim him.
Tips
- Ask to see the loom and the manuscript room.
- Lahartara, where Kabir was found as a baby by a pond, is a separate site 5 km west.
How to reach
- 2 km from Varanasi Junction (Cantt) station in a straight line
- 20.7 km from Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport in a straight line
- 1.4 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: Incredible India — Kabir Chaura Math · Wikipedia — Kabir Chaura
