Kashi has seen sultanates rise and fall, is a symbol of India’s soul, says PM Modi
The HinduAfter a dip in the Ganga and rituals inside the temple, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday inaugurated the Kashi Vishwanath corridor that connects the temple to the banks of the river, terming it a “symbol of Sanatan culture of India” and placing it at the centre of the sacred geography of the country. Today, from this 1,000-year-old Kashi, I call upon every countryman — create with full confidence, innovate, do it in an innovative way,” Mr. Modi said. Today’s India is not only giving the Vishwanath temple a grand look, but making crores of houses for the poor,” Mr. Modi said. Addressing a gathering of around 3,000 people, including Hindu religious heads from across the country, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, BJP president J.P. Nadda and other party functionaries, Mr. Modi said it wasn’t until now that “this much work” had been done for Kashi, after Maratha queen Ahilyabai Holkar’s efforts to rebuild the temple in the 18th Century. Sentences from Tamil, Kannada Speaking a few sentences in Tamil, Kannada and in a local dialect, Mr. Modi said the Kashi Vishwanath temple was dear to people across the country.
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