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Shiva TempleNear the well-known Ratneshwar Mahadev (the leaning temple covered elsewhere on this site), on the road toward Vridhha Kaleshwar and Mrityunjeshwar via Bisheshwarganj, Shruteeshwar honours Shiva as 'lord of the Shruti' — the revealed scriptures of the Vedas.
'Shruti,' meaning 'that which is heard,' refers to the Vedas and other texts considered divinely revealed rather than humanly composed, and naming a Shiva linga 'Shruteeshwar' frames this form as the deity presiding over sacred revealed knowledge itself.
Its proximity to Ratneshwar Mahadev — the famous tilted temple partly submerged in the Ganga near Manikarnika Ghat — means visitors drawn to photograph that well-known landmark are often just a short walk from this quieter, less-visited Shiva shrine.
Like Satishwar nearby, Shruteeshwar sits within the Bisheshwarganj corridor of named Shiva lingas, making this area of the old city a dense, efficient stretch for pilgrims working through a longer list of individually named Shiva forms.
Near Ratneshwar Mahadev, via Bisheshwarganj
'Shruteeshwar' = lord of the Shruti (the revealed Vedic scriptures)
Ratneshwar Mahadev, the leaning temple near Manikarnika Ghat
It refers to the Vedas and related texts considered divinely revealed in Hindu tradition, as opposed to 'Smriti' (remembered/composed texts) — this linga's name honours Shiva as lord of that revealed scripture.
Banaras Hindu University campus
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Shiva TempleTrilochan Ghat
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