Varanasi, Oct 17 (UNI) A special event will be held at the Goddess Annapurna Temple on the occasion of Diwali and Dhanteras as the Ambani family has sent gifts for Goddess Annapurna.
Temple Mahant Shankar Puri stated that a sari and jewelry were received as gifts for Goddess Annapurna’s adornment. A special adornment will be performed on the day of Dhanteras and the gifts will be presented to the Goddess on the same day.
Mahant Shankar Puri stated that darshan of the Goddess’s golden idol will be available from October 18 to 22. Devotees will enter the temple from the Bans Phatak, Kotwalpura Gate, via the Dhundhiraj Ganesh Temple. Devotees will access the Golden Goddess’s temple complex on the first floor via temporary stairs.
At the first-floor entrance, devotees will be distributed Mata’s laddus as prasad. After darshan, devotees will exit through the Ram Temple complex via Kalika Gali.
For security purposes, volunteers with identity cards will be deployed at various locations throughout the temple complex.
Temple manager Kashi Mishra stated that two dozen CCTV cameras have been installed within the temple complex for security purposes. Additionally, a medical team has been arranged within the temple premises.
