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Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh · 25.3176°, 82.9739°
A Shiva temple at Daranagar in Varanasi whose present building dates to the 18th century, though the smaller shrines it contains are held to be far older. It is the principal place in the city for the recitation of the Mrityunjaya mantra, and its compound holds a celebrated well.
What follows is the temple’s own traditional account, transmitted through liturgy and local memory. It is recorded here as tradition, not as attested history.
Dhanvantari, the physician of the gods, is said to have emptied all his medicines into the temple well, so that its water heals illness and guards devotees against untimely death.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Undetermined
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