Kashi Vishwanath temple attracts 7.35 million devotees in 11 months

The newly constructed Kashi Vishwanath Corridor, also referred to as Kashi Vishwanath Dham, accomplished one yr on Tuesday, December 13. Within a yr of the inauguration of the Kashi Vishwanath Dham hall connecting the temple with the Ganga river ghats, Varanasi’s iconic temple noticed a record-breaking footfall and an virtually five-fold enhance in donations from devotees.

According to experiences, since December 13, 2021, when Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the bold Kashi Vishwanath Dham in Uttar Pradesh, the temple has drawn 7.35 million pilgrims and picked up donations totalling Rs 100 crore in opposition to the earlier information of 30-40 lakh devotees.

As per the temple’s information, 4,842,716 pilgrims reached KV Dham in December 2021 whereas 7,459,471 visited in January, 6,856,142 in February, 7,171,163 in March, 6,587,264 in April, 6,290,511 in May, 6,916,981 in June, most 7,681,561 in July, 6,711,499 in August, 4,013,688 in September, 3,830,643 in October, 3,870,403 in November and 1,350,000 visited within the present month until Monday.

The Kashi Vishwanath Temple (KVT) directors estimate that if the temple’s earnings proceed to see this regular improvement, the Rs 900 crore invested in creating the KV Dham shall be recovered within the subsequent 4 to 5 years primarily based on the pattern of accelerating pilgrim foot site visitors in addition to earnings.

“A many-fold increase in the numbers of both devotees and earnings has been recorded in a year after the opening of KV Dham,” mentioned Divisional commissioner and chairman of Shri Kashi Vishwanath Dham Special Area Development Board Kaushal Raj Sharma.

KVT Chief Executive Officer Sunil Verma supplied details about the large rise in devotee site visitors, saying, “On an average 30-40 lakh devotees used to throng the temple every year before the KV Dham had come into existence. Immediately after the opening of KV Dham, a footfall of 7.35 crore devotees has been recorded at this shrine area in the last year alone.”

Kashi Vishwanath Temple will get a golden makeover

It is pertinent to notice that Prime Minister Narendra Modi, final yr, expanded the Kashi Vishwanath Temple space from 2,700 sq ft to five lakh sq ft beneath the Kashi Vishwanath Dham Corridor venture value Rs 900 crores. The BJP-led authorities established direct connectivity between the Kashi Vishwanath Temple and River Ganga via Jalasen, Manikarnika, and Lalita ghats.

In June 2022, the Kashi Vishwanath Temple received a whole golden makeover because the gold plating of the decrease portion of the temple Shikhara and the door frames. According to the experiences, 23 kgs of gold was used to embellish the decrease portion of the temple Shikhara.

Earlier in March this yr, the Kashi Vishwanath Temple was adorned with 37 kgs of gold. The gold was used to embellish the inside partitions of the sanctum of the temple. This is after an nameless donor donated 60 kgs of gold to Kashi Vishwanath Temple out of which 37 kgs of gold was utilized for the aim on March 1, 2022.