Varanasi: As many as 6.88 lakh devotees thronged the Kashi Vishwanath temple until midnight on Saturday to pay obeisance to the Lord on the event of Mahashivaratri.
Nonetheless, the document of highest footfall of seven.15 lakh, which was witnessed on the final Monday of the Shrawan month on August 8 final 12 months remained unbroken.
The rituals of Mahashivratri celebrations on the temple concluded with the providing of Charo Prahar ki Aarti between 11pm and 6am on Sunday.
Earlier than the Charo Prahar ki Aarti, the temple witnessed a sea of devotees from throughout the globe standing in queues to supply prayer since 3.30am on Saturday.
Divisional commissioner and chairman of Shri Kashi Vishwanath Particular Space Growth Board Kaushal Raj Sharma stated, “Whole 6,88,567 devotees supplied prayer on the temple on Mahashivratri this 12 months. In 2022, the variety of footfalls on Mahashivratri was 5,50,712.”
Sharma additional stated the temple witnessed a document excessive of footfall on the final Monday of Shrawan month on August 8 in 2022, when as many as 7,15,108 devotees visited the temple to supply prayer and carry out Jalabhishek.
Temple’s chief government officer Sunil Verma stated that entry of devotees inside KV temple continued even after 11.30pm on Saturday. “We ensured that every one preparations, which have been made throughout Shrawan month final 12 months for crowd administration, are in place on Mahashivratri.
Devotees acquired Jharokha Darshan (providing prayer from exterior of sanctum sanctorum) from all 4 gates of the Garbhagriha (sanctum sanctorum) after coming into principal temple premises in KV Dham. Darshan of Lord Vishwanath was ensured for devotees for over 30 hours with none break. It helped preserve the group beneath management in any respect factors.”
An enormous rise within the variety of devotees at KV temple, which earlier used to witness a most of two.50 lakh devotees on particular events like Mahashivratri and Shravan month until 2020, was evident from the subsequent day of the inauguration of KV Dham by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on December 13, 2021. The sudden rise within the footfall compelled the officers to plot new methods for crowd administration.
Nonetheless, the document of highest footfall of seven.15 lakh, which was witnessed on the final Monday of the Shrawan month on August 8 final 12 months remained unbroken.
The rituals of Mahashivratri celebrations on the temple concluded with the providing of Charo Prahar ki Aarti between 11pm and 6am on Sunday.
Earlier than the Charo Prahar ki Aarti, the temple witnessed a sea of devotees from throughout the globe standing in queues to supply prayer since 3.30am on Saturday.
Divisional commissioner and chairman of Shri Kashi Vishwanath Particular Space Growth Board Kaushal Raj Sharma stated, “Whole 6,88,567 devotees supplied prayer on the temple on Mahashivratri this 12 months. In 2022, the variety of footfalls on Mahashivratri was 5,50,712.”
Sharma additional stated the temple witnessed a document excessive of footfall on the final Monday of Shrawan month on August 8 in 2022, when as many as 7,15,108 devotees visited the temple to supply prayer and carry out Jalabhishek.
Temple’s chief government officer Sunil Verma stated that entry of devotees inside KV temple continued even after 11.30pm on Saturday. “We ensured that every one preparations, which have been made throughout Shrawan month final 12 months for crowd administration, are in place on Mahashivratri.
Devotees acquired Jharokha Darshan (providing prayer from exterior of sanctum sanctorum) from all 4 gates of the Garbhagriha (sanctum sanctorum) after coming into principal temple premises in KV Dham. Darshan of Lord Vishwanath was ensured for devotees for over 30 hours with none break. It helped preserve the group beneath management in any respect factors.”
An enormous rise within the variety of devotees at KV temple, which earlier used to witness a most of two.50 lakh devotees on particular events like Mahashivratri and Shravan month until 2020, was evident from the subsequent day of the inauguration of KV Dham by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on December 13, 2021. The sudden rise within the footfall compelled the officers to plot new methods for crowd administration.