Devanagari तुलसी मानस मंदिर State Uttar Pradesh Poets Tulsidas District Varanasi district | Country India Elevation 85 m (279 ft) Year built 1964 Primary deity Rama | |
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Location Durga Kund, Bhelupur, Varanasi Address Durga Kund Sankat Mochan Rd, Near Jalan, Durga Kund, Tulsi Manas Mandir Colony, Naria, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh 221005 Similar Durga Mandir - Varanasi, Ramnagar Fort, Kashi Vishwanath Temple, Dashashwamedh Ghat, New Vishwanath Temple | ||
Tulsi manas mandir varanasi kashi tulsi manas temple
Tulsi Manas Mandir (Hindi: तुलसी मानस मंदिर) (a.k.a. Tulsi Manas Mandir) is one of the most famous temples in the holy city of Varanasi. This temple has great historical and cultural importance in Hinduism since the ancient Hindu epic Ramcharitmanas was originally written at this place by Hindu poet-saint, reformer and philosopher Goswami Tulsidas in the 16th century (c.1532–1623).
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History
One of the famous Hindu epics, Ramayan was originally written in Sanskrit language by Sanskrit poet Valmiki between 500 and 100 BC. Being in Sanskrit language, this epic was not accessible to and understood by masses. In the 16th century, Goswami Tulsidas wrote the Ramayan in Awadhi dialect of Hindi language and the Awadhi version was called Ramcharitmanas (meaning Lake of the deeds of Rama).
In 1964, the Sureka family of Bandhaghat(Howrah) constructed a temple at the same place where Goswami Tulsidas wrote Ramcharitmanas.
Construction
Construction finished in 1964 and was funded by the Seth Ratan Lall Sureka of Bandhaghat (Howrah). The temple was constructed in white marble and landscaping all around the temple. Verses and scenes (pictorials) from Ramcharitmanas are engraved on the marble walls all over the temple.
Location
Tulsi Manas Mandir is situated on the Sankat Mochan road, 250 meters south of Durga Kund, 700 meters north-east of Sankat Mochan Mandir and 1.3 kilometers north of Banaras Hindu University.
Historical importance
Due to Ramcharitmanas, the epic Ramayan was read by larger number of people, who otherwise could not have read Ramayan since it was in Sanskrit. Reportedly, prior to Ramcharitmanas, Lord Ram was depicted as a great King and it was Ramcharitmanas which bestowed him as a Deity.