Nashik: In a recent development, VIP darshan has been closed in Trimbakeshwar Jyotirlinga in Nashik, Maharashtra. This has been done in the month of ‘sawan’ when the number of devotees visiting the temple swells considerably. The VIP ‘darshan’ will be closed for 1 month, informed the temple administration.
Decision taken to reduce crowd at temple: Administration
Explaining the decision, the temple administration said that lakhs of devotees from India and abroad are reaching the temple to pray at the Trimbakeshwar Jyotirlinga. The numbers have gone up due to the ongoing Sawan month and therefore in order to regulate the crowd, the administration has decided to stop VIP darshan.
In a press release the temple administration said, “In view of the large crowd of devotees at the temple during Shravan, all kinds of VIP darshan – barring written correspondence from the central level, state level and by the district collector regarding the protocol for very important persons (VIPs), has been closed till September 15.”
Trimbakeshwar Jyotirling in Nashik is one of the 12 Jyotirlingas of Lord Shiva. It is located in Nashik, Maharashtra. It attracts thousands of devotees, and the number goes up in the month of ‘sawan’, considered very pious by the Hindus.
A huge crowd could be seen at the temple gates as several devotees pushed through to make way inside the temple. The security has also been tightened at the temple, in order to maintain law and order and prevent any untoward incident.
