Sun Worship in Varanasi
Indians are religious people; a nation of
religious affairs. No other county has such a tremendous influence of religion
on daily affairs of people that to India. An early excavation at Harappa &
Mohenjo-Daro reveals an important aspect of Indus valley civilization that is
nature worship. They used to worship Matridevi & Pashupatinath. At the same
time Rig-Veda recite hymns to honour wind, fire, earth & many aspect of
nature worship revering plants & animals in different forms. Today each god
is represented with an animal or associated with a different plant that to be worshiped
with the idols. One factor; Sun is so important that not to be forgotten from
ancient India to present. Varanasi has been undoubtedly the place of Sun
worship for a long time. Many a water bodies’ revere Sun god: like Lolarak
Kund, Surya Kund etc. Lolarak Kund is the most ancient structure present in
Ghats areas somewhere pre Aryans. Many an excavations reveal sun discs in
different parts of Varanasi strengthening the theory. When Muslim invaders ransacked
the city & destroyed the temples & idols many of idols were saved or
placed under the tree of vacant areas misplaced from their original places. Many
were used as building material for new constructions so whenever to renovate a
comparatively new structure some diggings are done they come up in numbers.
Either mutilated or in whole. Still the most famous site seeing in Varanasi for
travellers are Morning Ganga Darshan when Sun rises & for seconds whole
area transforms in golden colour.
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