📍 Temple🛕 Religious

Sankat Mochan Hanuman Temple

Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India

4.6 (0)

Overview

Tulsidas's own Hanuman shrine by the Assi stream, where besan laddoos and temple monkeys bless the reliever of troubles.

Why visit: Banaras's most beloved neighbourhood god, and its music festival.

Things to do

›Laddoo prasad
›Tuesday/Saturday darshan
›April music festival

Darshan

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Travel Information

Best time

Oct–Mar; Sangeet Samaroh (Apr)

Entry fee

Free

Est. budget

₹100–200

Duration

1 hr

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Within

0.6 km

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