Navaratri Fever! Visakhapatnam's 135-Year-Old Temple Decorated With Cash & Gold Worth Rs 8 Crore
The festive mood is on, and from houses to temples, all things are decorated to the nines. A temple in Visakhapatnam, however, took things to another level. It is decorated with real money and jewellery that is worth Rs. 8 crore in total.
India is celebrating Navaratri with full fervor. The festive mood is on, and from houses to temples, all things are decorated to the nines. A temple in Visakhapatnam, however, took things to another level. It is decorated with real money and jewellery that is worth Rs. 8 crore in total.
Visakhapatnam temple decorated with real money and jewellery
Visakhapatnam, Andhra | A 135-yr-old temple of Goddess Vasavi Kanyaka Parameswari decorated with currency notes & gold ornaments worth Rs 8 cr for Navratri
¡ª ANI (@ANI) September 30, 2022
"It's public contribution & will be returned once the puja is over. It won't go to temple trust," says the Temple committee pic.twitter.com/1nWfXQwW7c
In a post shared by ANI on Twitter, several images of the temple decorated with real money and jewellery can be seen. The caption read, "Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh | A 135-year-old temple of Goddess Vasavi Kanyaka Parameswari decorated with currency notes and gold ornaments worth Rs 8 crore for Navratri."
The post also informs: The cash and the gold jewellery belong to the locals, and it will be given back to them once the occasion is over. "It's public contribution & will be returned once the puja is over. It won't go to temple trust," says the Temple committee, ANI reported.
Netizens are loving Navaratri
Apart from that, after two years of the pandemic, this Navratri has seen the internet witness unique and amazing things. Earlier, two different videos from Mumbai went viral. While one of the videos had youngsters performing Garba at Marine Drive, other videos featured women practising Garba in Mumbai.
Just trust them when they say anything can happen in Bengaluru!
¡ª Divya Putrevu (@divyaaarr) September 29, 2022
Had my @peakbengaluru moment again at @BLRAirport
Crazy event by staff! Beautiful to see random travellers gathering just to play Garba. ?? pic.twitter.com/lpthAe933L
In a viral video passengers at Bengaluru airport can be seen joining in an impromptu, fun-filled session of Garba. A user named Divya Putrevu shared photos and a video showing glimpses of the performance. Divya termed the incident as peak Bengaluru moment and we agree.
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