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 CHAP. IV. VISVESWAR, BENARES. VLSVE.SWAR, BENARES. If you ask a Brahman of Benares to point out to you the most ancient temple of his city, he inevitably leads you to the 347. Temple of Vriji, Chitor.f (From a Photograph.) VLrvej-war, 1 as not only the most holy, but the oldest of its sacred edifices. Yet it is known, and cannot be disputed, that the temple, as it now stands, was erected from the founda- tion in the 1 8th century, to replace one of Kirtti VLrve^war, 1 Virveiwara or Vijvanatha " the lord of the universe" is the name under which .Tiva is worshipped at Benares,