The project connects the temple to the ghats of the Ganges, with a paved walkway about 320 meters long and 20 meters wide.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Kashi Vishwanath Temple Corridor project in his parliamentary constituency Varanasi on December 13 with the families of those displaced due to the project.
The project is inaugurated just a few months ahead of the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections and has significance in the context of cultural politics for the state.
According to senior BJP sources, while at least 400 families were asked to vacate the area, several encroachments around the historic temple were cleared to make way for the project, which was built by Holkar Rani Ahilya Bai of Indore. Holkar’s vision. A series of temples and vistas leading up to the Ganges Ghat.
“Over the years, there were buildings, dwellings and other constructions around the temple and that whole scene was indistinct. The project has restored it. The displaced have been compensated and they will attend the inauguration ceremony.”
Connecting to Ganga Ghat
The project connects the temple to the ghats of the Ganges, with a paved walkway about 320 meters long and 20 meters wide. It will also have a museum, library, a facilitation center for pilgrims and a Mumuksh Bhawan (Mukti Griha).
According to UP BJP’s social media cell head Shashi Kumar, the ceremony will see the presence of the main ‘archakas’ of 12 Jyotirlingas (of which Kashi is one), bringing water from all the major rivers of the country. For the ‘Abhishek’ of the main deity Baba Vishwanath (Lord Shiva).
“A sound and laser show on the history of the temple, and its repeated reconstruction from destruction will be part of the event, and the Ganga Ghats will be illuminated like ‘Dev Deepawali’,” he said. Hindu,
The project is a significant project for Mr Modi and has been valued at ₹600 crore (approx) since its launch in March 2018. An estimated ₹300 crore was spent on the purchase of land and buildings around the temple complex and for rehabilitation compensation alone. ,
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