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Aditya (Sun) Temple

Vimaladitya Mandir

Vimaladitya — "the pure sun" — rounds out the Kashi Khand's set of twelve Aditya shrines with an association tied to purity and clarity, themes common across Surya worship generally.

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Like the majority of the twelve-shrine set, specific visitor-facing detail on this temple is limited, and it's primarily known to pilgrims deliberately completing the full sun circuit described in the old texts.

The twelve Aditya shrines collectively represent one of Kashi's older, quieter devotional traditions, less publicised today than the city's Shiva and Devi temples but historically significant in the same scriptural source, the Kashi Khand.

If you're specifically interested in completing this circuit, a local pandit familiar with the tradition is the most reliable way to plan the full route across the old city.

Good to know

Best time

As part of a guided Aditya-circuit visit

Significance

One of the twelve Aditya shrines; associated with purity

Note

Best planned with a local pandit familiar with the full circuit

Frequently asked questions

Are all twelve Aditya shrines still active?

Most remain active as working neighbourhood shrines, though they draw far less footfall than Kashi's major Shiva and Devi temples, and are chiefly visited by pilgrims specifically following this older tradition.

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