Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives for the inauguration of Kashi Vishwanath Dham Corridor in Varanasi on December 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)
The local administration in Varanasi is now requesting devotees, especially VIPs, to stop their visit to the Dham to ensure proper crowd management.
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Official sources said on Sunday that Kashi Vishwanath Dham, the renovated temple complex which was recently inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, witnessed a crowd of over five lakh devotees on the first day of the new year. official sources said on Sunday. He said that even on Mahashivratri, considered the most auspicious day to visit the temple in Varanasi, the number of devotees never exceeds 2.5 lakhs.
The local administration was surprised on January 1 when a crowd of more than 5 lakh people gathered at the Kashi Vishwanath temple. For him this number was unprecedented. They were expecting the best number not to exceed one lakh,” said a source.
“Such a large number of people visiting the temple on non-festival days shows that there is immense enthusiasm among people across the country after Modi’s inauguration of Kashi Vishwanath Dham,” sources said.
The local administration in Varanasi is now requesting devotees, especially VIPs, to stop their visit to the Dham to ensure proper crowd management.
The prime minister had last month inaugurated the first phase of Kashi Vishwanath Dham, a project that is spread over five lakh square feet and connects the temple complex with the river Ganges and provides several facilities to the devotees.
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