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In Pictures: Kashi Vishwanath Corridor That Prime Minister Narendra Modi Will Inaugurate Soon

PM Narendra Modi will be inaugurating Kashi Vishwanath corridor on 13 December.
Here's a glimpse of what awaits the inaugural of the Kashi Vishwanath Corridor, in pictures.

Harsha BhatDec 09, 2021, 05:19 PM | Updated 05:48 PM IST

Kashi Vishwanath Dham Corridor

From being debated to being appreciated, from being the centre of a million questions to answering them all with its sheer being, the Kashi Vishwanath Corridor has come a long way in the last two years.

The Kashi Vishwanath temple

Arches which have the tales of Kashi engraved in panels

A glimpse of the ‘dwars’ that have been built on all four sides of the ‘mandir parisar’

People worshipping the Navagraha Linga’s that have been reinstalled in the mandir parisar

The Avimukteshwar Linga that has been reinstalled in the surroundings of the temple in a much neater space and super structure.

Deities have also been reinstalled in 27 temples built for the purpose

The temple surroundings have been laid with white Makrana marble flooring

The cleaning of the golden shikara in progress

The lighting makes the entire temple surrounding glow with a golden hue

Kashi temple surroundings

Empanelled History and scriptures

Intricately carved ‘dwaras’ whose design is an ‘eclectic mix’ of various temple designs, as explained by architect Bimal Patel adorn the main temple on four sides

The lit entrance gates or dwaras

Entrances manned by watch towers guarding the project

The complex one enters as one exits the dwaras towards the Ganga, a series of shops, pilgrim spaces, alongwith a viewing gallery from where the Ganga is visible on one side and the temple on the other

The view of the temple from the viewing gallery

One of the temples, said to be replica of the Vishwanath temple, being cleaned and restored

Just to show the transformation that has taken place - see this image of the same Replica temple while it was being discovered in 2019

The view of the Ganga from the viewing gallery

During the ghat end construction work. The entry is elevated to take care of possible flooding owing to a rise in river waters

Bird’s eye view of the Kashi Vishwanath Corridor from above the entrance towards the Ganga

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