Varanasi: Statue of Queen Ahilyabai Holkar will be installed in KV Dham. Varanasi News – Times of India

Ajeev Dikshit
Varanasi: Statue of Maratha Queen, Maharani Ahilyabai HolkarThe one who got Kashi Vishwanath The temple, rebuilt in 1777, will be set up in the Kashi Vishwanath Dham (corridor), likely to be inaugurated by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 13 December.
Apart from honoring the Maratha queen, KV Dham Idols of Adi Shankaracharya, Bharat Mata (Bharat Mata) and Lord Kartikeya are also going to be installed at key points of the corridor.
Busy preparing for the inauguration of KV Dham worth over Rs 700 crore by the PM, Divisional Commissioner Deepak Agarwal told TOI on Tuesday, “More than 85% of the KV Dham project has been completed and most of the finishing work is in progress. Is. Buildings in the corridor area. Process of restoration of idols of Goddess Parvati, Goddess Annapurna, Lord Ganesha, Lord Hanuman and Lord Satyanarayan It has been started by installing prefabricated temples in the KV temple complex.
Agarwal further said, ‘The process of installing the idols of Maharani Ahilyabai Holkar, Adi Shankaracharya, Bharat Mata and Lord Kartikeya has also been started. The statue of Adi Shankaracharya will be installed at the entrance of KV Dham near the ghat on the banks of the Ganges.
A statue of Maharani Ahilyabai Holkar will be installed near the Tourism Facilitation Center, while the statue of Mother India will be installed near Mandir Chowk. The idol of Lord Kartikeya is being installed near KVT. Each statue is 6.5 feet tall and will be installed on stone rugs,” he said.
Since its construction by Maharani Ahilyabai Holkar in 1977, the Kashi Vishwanath Temple is considered one of the 12 Jyotirlingas of the Lord. Shiv, witnessing development for the first time.
Chief Minister inspecting the Detailed Project Report of KV Dham Project in November 2018 Yogi Adityanath He asked the officials to ensure that the statue of Maharani Ahilyabai Holkar is installed as a tribute to the reconstruction of the KVT in 1777 after it was destroyed in the Mughal period.
After seeing the DPR of KV Dham in December 2018, before laying the foundation stone of the project in March 2019, the PM had also paid tribute to Queen Ahilyabai Holkar and paved the way for development of facilities for hassle-free travel of the pilgrims. In February 2020, the PM said, ‘It seems that after 18th century Maharani Ahilyabai Holkar, Lord Vishwanath has given us the responsibility of development of Kashi.
Regarding the date of inauguration of KV Dham, Agarwal said that all preparations are being made in view of the high probability of PM’s visit on December 13, but the final program will be announced after confirmation from PMO.

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