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| July 7, 2010 | Devotees lament hike in temple fees at Kashi Vishwanath temple | |
Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh):Devotees in Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi city are disappointed with the trustees of the famous Hindu shrine 'Kashi Vishwanath Mandir', for increasing fees to attend
prayers and other rituals. The fees to attend prayers and perform other rituals
at the famous Kashi Vishwanath Mandir have been raised by Rs 50. The trustees
have also hiked the entrance fee to attend the morning and evening rituals and
other prayers. The temple trustees contend that the income from the increased
fees would be utilised in the maintenance and other improvements in the temple.
"The money that will be received as a part of the fee will be used for the repair
and maintenance of the temple and offerings to Lord Shiva. And people will be
fortunate to contribute in the development of the temple of Lord Shiva," said
Harihar Tripathi, President, Kashi Vishwanath Temple Trust, Varanasi. "So, the
development committee members of the temple trust have decided to use the money
for the development of the temple," he added. The locals, however, said the increase
in fees would discourage the devotees from attending the morning and even prayers.
"Amidst the rising prices of everything, the decision of increasing the temple
fee is not at all fair. And it is not at all in favour of devotees. The members
of the temple trust have made the temple a source of their personal income and
this has really affected the sentiments of the devotees," said Gulshan Kumar,
a local. Temple holds five Aartis in a day. The Managl Aarti (the morning devotional
offering), Bhog Aarti (the devotional offering of food to the deity), Saptrshi
Aarti (devotional offering dedicated to the Seven Seers), Shringar Aarti (the
offering after decorating the deity) and Shayan Aarti (the last offering before
the deity retires for the day) are the prime five daily events at this temple.
The fees for attending the Aarti, except the Shayan Aarti, have been increased
from Rs 101 to Rs 201. |
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