1 2 Prayagraj: In efforts to make the Maha Kumbh-2025 the biggest religious and spiritual event , the state govt has taken up an extensive exercise to renovate the temples of Sangam City to add to their grandeur and divinity. Funds to the tune of Rs 209.35 lakh have been allocated for the city’s famous Lord Shri Beni Madhav temple .
The temple is being renovated by the tourism department. Pointedly, two big gates are also being built to regulate the crowd of devotees to offer prayers at the temple. The tourism officials claimed that the Nagar Devta temple will get a new look ahead of the grand religious event.
With the millions of devotees and pilgrims including foreigners expected to attend Maha Kumbh, most people believe that their wish of salvation and attainment of virtue cannot be fulfilled without offering prayers to Shri Beni Madhav, the city deity of Prayagraj. In view of a huge crowd of devotees arriving at the ancient temple located at Daraganj on the banks of the Ganga during the Kumbh next year, the Yogi govt has decided to renovate it. Regional tourism officer of Prayagraj Aparajita Singh said, “The tourism department is all set to renovate the ancient temple at a cost of Rs 209.
35 lakh.” The govt has already allocated Rs 164 lakh as the first instalment and the tender process has also been started. This entire project is expected to complete by November end.
The Nagar Devta temple will be lit up with solar energy and basic facilities for devotees will be enhanced here. As the temple is located in the dense Daraganj pocket of the city, devotees have to pass through narrow lanes to reach the temple and often face a jam like situation because of being the oldest residential colony of the city, the tourism department is building two big gates for the temple. Singh, meanwhile, said, “Two entry gates of 3 meters and 5 meters length are being built so that devotees do not gather in the temple premises.
A passenger shed is also being constructed for the devotees to rest. An RO plant will be installed inside the temple for drinking water. The facade of the temple will be clad with red stone.
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