New Delhi: On one hand, January 22 has been fixed for the consecration of Ramlala Temple in Ayodhya and preparations for it have started with full enthusiasm. At the same time, there is a strong possibility of thousands and lakhs of people coming to Ayodhya during this period.
In such a situation, if media reports are to be believed, after the consecration of Ramlala temple in Ayodhya, around 75 thousand people will be able to have darshan in a day. In fact, after construction, the temple complex built in traditional Nagar style will be 380 feet long (east-west direction), 250 feet wide and 161 feet high. Each floor of the temple will be 20 feet high and it will have a total of 392 pillars and 44 gates.
Anyway, this is about Ram temple. Today we will talk with you about those temples of India, where along with offerings worth crores of rupees, a large number of people also come to visit. In fact, these special temples of the country are symbols of people’s faith and every year lakhs of people come here to visit and fulfill their vows.
Shirdi Sai Baba Temple
The famous Sai Baba Temple of Shirdi, located in Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra, is located in the heart of Shirdi village and is a major center of pilgrims from all over the world. On an average, 25,000 devotees come to Shirdi village every day to have the darshan of Shri Saibaba. During the festival season, more than 1,00,000 devotees visit the temple every day.
Tirupati Balaji
The second number comes from Tirupati Balaji Temple which is situated on Tirumala Mountain in Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh. It is in the list of the richest temples of the country. Please note that every day thousands and lakhs of people come here to have darshan of Lord Vishnu. According to religious beliefs, Lord Sri Venkateswara resides here with his wife Padmavati.
Vaishno Devi
Everyone knows about Mata Vaishnav Devi Temple. It is also one of the most famous and richest temples of India. According to media reports, this temple earns about Rs 500 crore every year. People take darshan of the mother after climbing 14 kilometers. Thousands of people come here every day. According to official figures this year, till last Monday, 93.50 lakh people have visited the Vaishno Devi temple built on the Trikut hills in Reasi district of Jammu.
Whereas earlier in 2013, maximum 9324 lakh devotees had visited Vaishno Devi. Anshul Garg, Chief Executive Officer of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board, said that this time in the last ten years, maximum 93.24 lakh pilgrims have come to visit Vaishno Devi.
Jagannath Puri
Jagannath Temple located in Puri, Odisha is considered one of the four Dhams of Hindus. This temple is dedicated to Shri Krishna, the 8th incarnation of Lord Vishnu. People come here not only from India but also from abroad to visit. If statistics are to be believed, around 50,000 people visit the temple every day and during the annual Rath Yatra (chariot procession) this number sometimes reaches up to 20 lakhs.
Kashi Vishwanath
The temple of Lord Vishwanath located in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh is one of the world famous temples. Because of this temple, Varanasi or Banaras holds a prominent place among the famous religious places in the country as well as the world. People reach here in thousands. Please note that around 3,000 tourists visit Kashi Vishwanath Temple every day.
On some occasions, this number reaches 1,000,000 and even higher. This temple has a 15.5 meter high gold spire and gold dome. There are three more domes made of pure gold donated by Maharaja Ranjit Singh in 1835. Since the construction of Shri Kashi Vishwanath Dham Corridor on 13 December 2021, more than 11 crore 72 lakh devotees have visited Darshan Baba.