PM Modi dedicated to people the ambitious Kashi Vishwanath Corridor in the heart of Varanasi after offering prayers at the ancient temple that draws a massive number of visitors from India and abroad. Even till late evening on Sunday, construction workers were busy polishing stones, labourers decked up the temple premises with flowers, and staff rushed things up at Lalita Ghat to make it ready for the function.
There is palpable excitement among a majority of the residents of the temple town and domestic tourists flocking the holy shrine of the Hindus in the run-up to the high-profile event, in view of which the police security in Varanasi has been stepped up.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday tok part in the ‘Ganga Aarti’ ritual at ghats of the holy river amid festive like celebrations. PM Modi also witnessed laser light show at Ganga Ghat in Varanasi this evening.
‘Divya Kashi, Bhavya Kashi’ came alive in Varanasi on Monday evening when ‘Deepotsav’ – called Shiv Diwali — lit up the Ghats and the scent of flowers wafted across the Ganga.
Scintillating fireworks and a spell-binding laser show blazed across the skies as PM Modi, UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, BJP president J.P. Nadda and several chief ministers from BJP ruled states watched the ‘Ganga Aarti’ on the Dashashwamedh Ghat from a cruise ship.
An unexpectedly huge crowds had converged on the Ghats to see the Prime Minister at the Ganga Aarti. The police had a tough time controlling the crowds.
Varanasi district magistrate Kaushal Raj Sharma said, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is the MP from the holy city, had expressed his desire to ‘showcase the grandeur of Kashi’ to the chief ministers.
