Articles on “kaal-bhairav”

Kaal Bhairav, the Kotwal of Kashi: Why No Yatra Is Complete Without His Darshan

Baba Kaal Bhairav is the divine police chief of Varanasi — tradition holds that a Kashi yatra is incomplete without his permission. His story, timings, the black-thread tradition, and how to find the temple in the old city.