Saiva · Uttar Pradesh
Kaal Bhairav Temple, Varanasi
Kaal Bhairav, the kotwal of Kashi, who is offered a black thread
Sani and Sade satiRahu and KetuHealth
The temple in short
- Deity
- Kaal Bhairav, the kotwal of Kashi, who is offered a black thread
- Where
- Uttar Pradesh · 25.32N 83.00E
- Usual hours
- 5 am – 1 pm, 4 pm – 9 pm — hours change with festivals and the season; check before travelling. Were these right when you went?
- Grahas
- Sani Rahu
- Visited for
- No one is said to stay in Kashi without his leave; the black thread tied at his sannidhi is worn home. Sundays, Tuesdays and Bhairav Ashtami are its days.
Where it is
Others within reach
Nearest first, by straight-line distance
- Kashi Vishwanath Jyotirlinga, Varanasi 1.5 km · Saiva
- Vishalakshi Temple, Mir Ghat, Varanasi 1.5 km · Sakta (Amman)
- Sankat Mochan Hanuman Temple, Varanasi 4.6 km · Vaishnava
- Vindhyavasini Devi Temple 53.7 km · Sakta (Amman)
- Mundeshwari Devi Temple 67.9 km · Sakta (Amman)
- Triveni Sangam, Prayagraj 112.1 km · Other
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