A 52-page booklet on the ‘Kashi Vishwanath Dham’ project has been prepared by the Yogi Adityanath government, recording the number of times the Kashi Vishwanath temple was vandalized by rulers such as Aurangzeb, Mohammad Gohri and Sultan Mohammad Shah, and how garbhagriha The sanctum (sanctum) was demolished here to build the Gyanvapi Mosque.
This booklet titled ‘Glorious History and Present Grand Form of Shri Kashi Vishwanath Dham’ contains the message of the Prime Minister. Narendra Modi and UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in which the PM has said that the project has made it possible to go to the temple directly from the Ganga Ghat as it was in historical times. It is expected that this booklet will now be distributed to all the households in Varanasi.
The booklet is divided into six chapters on the importance of Kashi, the history of Kashi Vishwanath Jyotirlinga, the development of Kashi under the leadership of PM Modi, its new form. Kashi Vishwanath Dhamo, Significance of Kashi Vishwanath Dham and other temples of Kashi.
In his speech at Kashi Vishwanath Dham on 13 December, the Prime Minister had invited Aurangzeb to describe how the invaders had tried to destroy the city of Kashi. The booklet states that on April 18, 1669, Aurangzeb issued an order to destroy the Kashi Vishwanath temple and this order is preserved in the Asian Library in Kolkata.
“Then author Saki Mustaid Khan has described the demolition in a book. Aurangzeb had ordered that the temple should not only be demolished but it should be ensured that the temple never came again. Therefore on the orders of Aurangzeb, garbhagriha The temple was also demolished here to build the Gyanvapi Mosque. Aurangzeb was informed of the destruction of the temple on September 2, 1669,” the booklet claims.
The booklet states that earlier in 1194, Mohammad Gohri, through his lieutenant Syed Jamaluddin, had demolished the temple. It is said that Sanatan Samaj later got the temple rebuilt. The pamphlet states that the temple was once again demolished in 1447 by Sultan Mahmud Shah of Jaunpur. It says that the temple was rebuilt again in 1585 with the help of Raja Todarmal who was a minister in Akbar’s rule. “Narayan Bhatt then got the temple rebuilt. Todarmal’s sons Govardhan, Govardhandhari and Dharu are credited for this religious work,” the booklet says.
It further states that in 1632, Shah Jahan also ordered the destruction of the temple and sent an army, but due to opposition from the Hindus, the main temple could not be touched by the army but then 63 other temples of Kashi were destroyed. was done.
After the destruction of Aurangzeb’s temple in 1669, Maratha leaders Dattaji Scindia and Malharrao Holkar between 1752 and 1780, and Mahadji Scindia in 1770 also issued orders from Emperor Shah Alam to recover the cost of damages to the temple, further in the booklet Having said.
“But by then, Kashi was under the control of the East India Company and efforts to redevelop the temple stopped. Between 1770 and 1780, Maharani Ahilyabai of Indore got the temple rebuilt. Maharaja Ranjit Singh covered the dome of the temple with a sheet of gold, built by Maharani Baijbai of Gwalior mandap was built while the Maharaja of Nepal had installed a large Nandi statue here,” the booklet states.
In 1810 M Watson, the District Magistrate of Varanasi, wrote to the ‘Vice President in Council’ that the Gyanvapi complex for the Kashi Vishwanath temple should be handed over to the Hindus “but this was never possible,” the pamphlet claims.
about the project
The booklet states that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was closely involved in the Kashi Vishwanath Dham project and installed a 3D model of it in his office. It said that over 300 properties were taken over without trial and 40 ancient temples were rediscovered during the construction of the project. The entire project is now spread over 50,000 square meters and Rs 386.7 crore was spent on its construction, while Rs 489 crore was spent on acquisition of properties for the project.
The booklet states that this project will increase religious activities in Kashi, boost employment opportunities, promote tourism and industrial activities and increase the per capita income of the people in Varanasi. Local goods of Varanasi like Banarasi sarees will be sold more and the service industry will get a boost in Varanasi. The booklet states that this project will restore the historical grandeur of Varanasi.
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