Over 7.35cr visit KVD in opening year, bring in ₹100crore as revenue, offerings

Varanasi: In just over 11 months of its opening by PM Narendra Modi on December 13, 2021, the Kashi Vishwanath Dham shrine area has not only pulled 7.35 crore pilgrims, but also received donations worth Rs 100 crore.
Based on this trend of rising footfall of pilgrims as well as income of the Kashi Vishwanath Temple temple, the officials are estimating that if the temple’s earning will continue to see this steady growth, Rs 900 crore spent on making of KV Dham will be recovered in the next four-five years. Divisional commissioner and chairman of Shri Kashi Vishwanath Dham Special Area Development Board Kaushal Raj Sharma said, “A many-fold rise in number of devotees and earnings has been recorded in a year after opening of KVD.”