After his visit to the Mahakaleshwar temple in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh,바카라 웹사이트바카라 웹사이트Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday made a beeline for another holy Hindu site in Uttarakhand where he visited the famous Kedarnath and Badrinath temples. He first performed 'puja' at the Kedarnath바카라 웹사이트temple in Rudraprayag district before flying to Chamoli via helicopter to visit Badrinath. He was dressed traditional white attire of the hill people with a swastika emblazoned바카라 웹사이트on it.
But the visit was not only to pay obeisance to the gods. Modi also laid the바카라 웹사이트foundation stone for the 9.7-km Gaurikund-Kedarnath ropeway project at Kedarnath.바카라 웹사이트
Overall, the PM unveiled new road, railway and ropeway projects worth Rs 3,400 crore for the Kedarnath and Badrinath temples. He also바카라 웹사이트reviewed바카라 웹사이트the progress of the beautification project of the Arrival Plaza and the lakes in the area and the바카라 웹사이트development projects along the riverfront at Badrinath.
This is Modi's sixth visit to Kedarnath and second to Badrinath as the prime minister. Both temples have been decorated with quintals of flowers.
By shifting focus to Kedarnath, PM Modi seems to have covered yet another important temple site for Hindus in India, in line with the BJP's overall strategy of fortifying Hindu votebanks by strategic reconstruction of cultural symbols and metaphors to inculcate바카라 웹사이트a sense of religious pride hinged on바카라 웹사이트nationalism among the majority.바카라 웹사이트
Since his election, the Prime Minister has not shied away from religious symbolism and has taken on several multi-crore temple construction, restoration and revival projects.바카라 웹사이트Here are some sites of religious importance that have recently been in focus:바카라 웹사이트
Kedarnath temple restoration, Uttarakhand
Even before he became Prime Minister, the Kedarnath temple reconstruction had always been on Modi's agenda. Upon coming to power in 2014, one of the first projects Modi government took on was the restoration of the Kedarnath complex, which had been destroyed by the severe 2013 floods. It was on his orders that a statue of Adi바카라 웹사이트Guru Shankaracharya was constructed at the spot. On 5 November 2021, the new 13-foot high statue was unveiled by the PM바카라 웹사이트at the restored Kedarnath temple.
Somnath temple restoration, Gujarat
Yet another temple that had바카라 웹사이트long been on the PM's agenda was the revered Somnath Temple in Gujarat, considered one of the바카라 웹사이트12바카라 웹사이트jyotirlingas바카라 웹사이트of India. Modi has been working on Somnath restoration plans since his Gujarat Chief Minister days. Last year in August, he inaugurated an exhibition center and a seaside viewing promenade to boost tourism. He also unveiled the바카라 웹사이트reconstructed precinct of old Somnath at the temple complex.바카라 웹사이트
The promenade was built at a cost of바카라 웹사이트Rs 47 crore and the temple complex has also been spruced up to maintain contemporary safety and beautification standards.바카라 웹사이트
Ram temple in Ayodhya
One of the BJP's flagship temple projects, the tenure of PM Modi oversaw the laying of the foundation stone for the Ram temple in Ayodhya to mark the birth spot of Lord Rama. The Supreme Court's order in favour of the Hindus in the Ram Janmabhoomi title dispute case paved the way for the construction of the Ram temple at the spot where the former Babri Masjid had stood. In바카라 웹사이트August, PTI noted that바카라 웹사이트over 40 per cent of the construction of the Ram temple in Ayodhya was completed.
‘Shri Mahakal Lok’ (corridor) in Ujjain
Earlier in the month, Modi바카라 웹사이트inaugurated the first phase of the Mahakal Lok Corridor, flagging off the redevelopment plan for the Mahakaleshwar temple complex, dedicated to the Hindu god바카라 웹사이트Shiva. Dedicated to the Shiva, the complex which is currently stretched over 2.5 hectares of land will ve expanded to 40 hectares.바카라 웹사이트바카라 웹사이트Under the redevelopment plan, the temple complex which is spread across two-and-a-half hectares will be expanded to more than 40 hectares an will even include the nearly Rudrasagar lake. The project is바카라 웹사이트expected to cost Rs 705 crore. The 900-metre long Mahakal corridor itself has been built at the cost of Rs 350 crore. It is바카라 웹사이트flanked by two giant gateways — Nandi Dwar and Pinaki Dwar바카라 웹사이트바카라 웹사이트- on its either side. The corridor has a 108 ornately carved바카라 웹사이트pillars and is lined with sculptures depicting scenes from Shiva's life.
Kashi-Vishwanath corridor
Last year in December, PM Modi inaugurated the Rs 700 crore Kashi Vishwanath corridor connecting the Vishnwanth temple to Manikarnika Ghat in Varanasi. In his inauguration address, Modi had said,바카라 웹사이트“Today history has been created by reviving the sociocultural history of this ancient city, which is vibrant with Hindu philosophy as enshrined in our religious books". The project involved large scale demolition and relocation of local residents of the바카라 웹사이트lanes and bylanes around the Kashi Vishwanath temple complex, which was revamped and expanded from 3,000 square feet to five lakh.바카라 웹사이트
(With inputs from PTI)
