Label : Popular among Locals
Tags : Temple
Temple Timings : 4:30 AM - 12:00 PM; 3:00 PM - 10:30 PM
Tuesday & Saturday: 4:30 AM - 12:00 PM; 3:00 PM - 12:00 PM
Aarti Timings : 4:30 am, 12:00 noon
3:00 pm, 8:00 pm
9:30 pm, 10:30 pm (Tuesday & Saturday)
12:00 night (Tuesday & Saturday)
Sankat Mochan Hanuman Temple is situated by the River Assi and was built in the early 1900s by the freedom fighter Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya. It is dedicated to Lord Rama and Hanuman and is one of the most visited temples in Varanasi.
The laddoo offered at this temple is essentially famous among the locals.While visiting Sankat Mochan be aware of the monkeys who throng the temple premises and tend to steal away the prasad. However, they are totally harmless if you let them be on their own.