New Delhi. The number of devotees visiting Kashi Vishwanath temple for darshan of Lord Bholenath is increasing day by day and setting new records. According to the data from 1 January 2024 to 31 May 2024, 2 crore 86 lakh devotees have visited Vishwanath Baba. The number of devotees has increased by more than 50 percent compared to last year. Ever since Kashi MP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi constructed the Vishwanath Corridor, records are being seen in the number of devotees visiting Kashi.
Vishwabhushan Mishra, Executive Officer of Kashi Vishwanath Temple, said that due to the arrival of such a large number of devotees in the temple, the revenue of the temple has also increased by 33 percent. He said that we had made some special arrangements in time to provide relief from heat etc. to the devotees coming here. Water spray fans were installed around the temple premises so that people could get cool air. Also, free arrangements have been made for bael sherbet, shikanji, ORS solution.
UP: Kashi Vishwanath Temple Executive Officer Vishwabhushan Mishra said that according to the data received by the Kashi Vishwanath Temple Trust, 2.86 crore devotees visited the temple from January 1, 2024 to May 31, 2024. This is an increase of more than 50% compared to last year, i.e. the number of visitors… pic.twitter.com/JeA8dYW2bZ
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The temple administration itself is delivering ORS solution to the people standing in the line. Also, the cleanliness of the male and female toilets is being taken care of. Currently, despite the scorching heat, the number of devotees is more than the number of devotees who came in the month of October last year. We estimate that after the scorching heat, when the weather becomes normal, 3 to 4 lakh devotees will visit the temple every day to have darshan of Baba. Earlier this number used to be 1 to 1.5 lakh. Let us tell you that Kashi Vishwanath is one of the 12 Jyotirlingas of Lord Shankar, therefore people from all over the country come here to have darshan.