On the occasion of 25th December and New Year, lakhs of people of the country visit religious places and seek blessings of God. In the same sequence, this time also lakhs of devotees are expected to reach the biggest court of Lord Shankar, Shri Kashi Vishwanath Temple. Keeping this in mind, better arrangements have been made for the devotees by the temple administration. Along with this, to control the crowd, Baba’s Sparsh Darshan has also been banned till January 2.

According to the information received by ABP Live from the temple administration in this regard, keeping in mind the coming 25th December and the new year 2026, the Shri Kashi Vishwanath Temple Trust has banned Baba’s touch darshan from 24th December to 2nd January.

Devotees and devotees are reaching Kashi Vishwanath Dham in large numbers.

Let us tell you that even on normal days, a large number of devotees come to the world famous Shri Kashi Vishwanath Dham located in Varanasi to have darshan of Lord Kashi Vishwanath. Even before the arrival of the New Year, crowds of devotees are reaching Kashi Vishwanath Dham. Devotees are coming from every corner of the country to have darshan of Baba Vishwanath. To control the crowd in the temple, devotees will be sent to the premises through zig zag line system.

Estimate of arrival of more than 5 lakh devotees

Last year also on the occasion of New Year, a large number of devotees had reached Shri Kashi Vishwanath Temple. This time too, more than 5 lakh devotees are expected to arrive on the occasion of New Year. Due to increase in religious tourism, now people like to visit many religious places. Therefore, huge crowd is seen in the religious city of Kashi, especially in the ancient temples.

Let us tell you that Shri Kashi Vishwanath Jyotirling located in the religious city of Kashi is one of the 12 Jyotirlingas of the country. Devotees come here every day with faith to have darshan of Lord Bholenath. Keeping in mind the convenience of the devotees, Sparsh Darshan has been banned till January 2.