Brought back from Canada after 108 years, goddess Annapurna's idol installed at Varanasi temple
Varanasi, Nov 15: An idol of goddess Annapurna brought back from Canada after 108 years was installed at the Kashi Vishwanath temple here on Monday in a ceremony attended by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.
Idols of five other deities removed during the reconstruction of the temple were also installed.
The idol of the goddess was taken to the temple in a silver palanquin, shouldered by Adityanath. The procession started from the Kushmanda temple in Durgakund in the morning.
It was installed in the north-east corner of the temple amid chanting of hymns.
The chief minister had arrived here on a two-day visit on Sunday night.
He inspected the cleaning and repair of the Shahi drain on the Lahurabir-Maidagin road late in the night and ordered to complete the work on a war footing.
Adityanath also took stock of the construction of the Kashi Vishwanath temple corridor after paying obeisance at the temple.
माँ अन्नपूर्णा की प्रतिमा पुनः अपने काशी धाम में 108 वर्षों के बाद देवोत्थान एकादशी के दिन विराजमान हुई है।
— Yogi Adityanath (@myogiadityanath) November 15, 2021
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Nine killed, 25 injured as state transport bus overturns in Maharashtra's Gondia district
Gondia (PTI): At least nine passengers were killed and 25 others injured when a Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) bus overturned in Gondia district on Friday afternoon, police said.
Citing preliminary information, a senior police official said the MSRTC bus 'Shiv Shahi' was carrying 36 passengers and heading to Gondia district from Bhandara when it flipped over at Davva village under Sadakarjuni taluka while trying to overtake another vehicle.
Nine passengers were killed and 25 others injured in the accident which took place at around 12.30 pm, he said.
The injured passengers were shifted to hospital, the official added.
