Kashi Vishwanath temple to release postal stamp soon

Varanasi: The coming Shrawan month will neither see kanwarias’ rush on the roads nor serpentine queues of devotees at Kashi Vishwanath temple due to Covid-19 restrictions, but the temple administration is planning some pleasant gifts for the devout.
The temple is planning to release a postal stamp on KVT and start delivering ‘prasad’ of Lord Vishwanath through speed post facility of postal department.
Divisional commissioner Deepak Agrawal told TOI on Tuesday, “The process for tie-up with postal department for a ceremonial postal ticket on Kashi Vishwanath temple is in final stage and it will be released soon. We are completing basic formalities.” The KVT is also finalising a plan to start delivering prasad to devotees through speed post. “The facility of sending prasad through post on demand by devotees was already available. But, now this facility is being improved by linking it with speed post service,” he added. The postmaster general Varanasi Pranab Kumar said, “The postal department is taking initiative for booking orders for prasad from devotees both online and offline through electronic money order. As per booking, the postal department will ensure delivery of prasad made available by the KVT with some value additions through Nichibagh post office.”
Postal department officials said the boxes containing prasad will be packet in tamperproof envelops. As value addition, images of Lord Vishwanath’s Jyotirlinga, Shiv Chalisa, rudraksh rosary and bhasm would also be packed in it. “The arrangements for Shrawan commencing from July 6 are being spruced up. There will be no Kanwar Yatra, so less rush is expected at KVT. The existing arrangements in which maximum five devotees are allowed at a time will remain in practice. Queues will be there along with circles drawn for maintaining social distancing. Devotees will not be allowed entry in the sanctum sanctorum,” he added.