Sawan 2023: This time in the month of Sawan, lakhs of devotees will come to visit Kashi Vishwanath Dham. In view of the huge crowd of devotees, preparations were already being done which were completed by Monday night. Keeping in view the facilities of the devotees coming to visit Shri Kashi Vishwanath Dham, entry has been started from all the four gates.
Special arrangements have been made by the temple administration for crowd management. Preparations have already been made by the temple administration for exit and entry as well. It is being told that after entering the temple premises, any person will see Baba in 30 to 40 minutes.
The temple administration had already issued information that the devotees coming to Baba Dham to offer water would not use plastic covers. Kanwariyas coming to Baba Dham with plastic bags will not be given entry.
On the other hand, German hangers have been installed in the temple premises and red carpets have also been laid to protect the Kanwariyas from sun and rain water. A help desk has also been set up so that the devotees do not face any kind of problem while worshiping.
The Chief Executive Officer of the temple Sunil Kumar Verma told the media that the team of doctors has been instructed to remain alert and VIP and Sugam Darshan will also be banned on Monday. On all the Mondays of Sawan, everyone will have darshan of Baba only by queuing up.
Monitoring being done by drone, elaborate security arrangements:
Keeping in mind the safety of Shiva devotees, Kashi Vishwanath Temple and the surrounding 2 km area had already been divided into 5 zones and 12 sectors. Keeping in mind the safety of Shiva devotees, surveillance will also be done from the sky through drones.
Apart from this, NDRF team and water police have been deployed keeping in mind that there should not be any kind of accident or untoward incident while taking bath in river Ganga. It was also informed by the officials that the force has also been kept ready for backup to deal with any emergency.
Shiva devotees will see 8 forms of Baba for the first time:
It has started from Tuesday, in such a situation, till August 31, the announcement of Har Har Mahadev will be heard everywhere in Kashi. This will be the first time when devotees of Baba will see the eight forms of Baba. Which are as follows…
- On the first Monday of July 10, the moving statue of Baba Vishwanath will be decorated.
- On the second Monday, Baba will be adorned in the form of Gauri Shankar.
- On the third Monday, Amrit Varsha Shringar will be done.
- Baba Vishwanath’s Bhagirathi will be adorned on the fourth Monday.
- The full moon will be decorated on August 1.
- On the fifth Monday there will be penance Parvati Shringar.
- Shankar Parvati and Ganesh Shringar will be done on the sixth Monday.
- On the seventh Monday, Lord Shiva will sit in the sanctum sanctorum in the form of Ardhanarishwar.
- Baba Vishwanath’s Rudraksha will be decorated on the last and eighth Monday.
- Kashipuradhipati’s swing will be decorated on 31st August.