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ASI Protected
Sankat Mochan Temple
Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
16th Century CE
Founded by Tulsidas, famous for its monkey population and annual Sankat Mochan Sangeet Samaroh music festival.
Source: Aitihasik heritage database. Use this as a field guide and verify sensitive historical claims before citation.
Details
- Dynasty
- Modern India
- Style
- North Indian
- Primary Deity
- Hanuman
- Languages
- Hindi, Sanskrit
- Scripts
- Devanagari, Sanskrit
Historical Significance
Founded by Tulsidas. Famous music festival. Monkey temple
Architectural Features
Monkey inhabitantsTulsidas connectionAnnual music festival