A video has been shared with the claim that it shows Varanasi’s Kashi Vishwanath Temple after a recent renovation. The video features a grand temple with idols of several Hindu deities and a splendidly carved ceiling. A Facebook page named ‘World Of Divine’ amassed more than 11,000 views for the video at the time of writing. (Archive link)
Newly Renovated Kasi Viswanath Temple, Varanasi.
Posted by World Of Divine on Monday, June 14, 2021
The video is widespread on Facebook.
The clip was also posted on YouTube as the Kashi Vishwanath Temple.
Fact-check
Alt News performed a reverse image search using stills from the viral clip. This led us to a YouTube video which had been uploaded on August 21, 2020. The place of worship has been identified as Mani Mandir in Varanasi’s Durgakund. The same video can also be found on the temple’s website.
Several Facebook users also wrote that the video shows Mani Mandir.
To corroborate this, Alt News combed through images of the temple available on Google Maps. There are various similarities between the Google Maps photos and the video in question. A side-by-side comparison of the two is shown below.
Click to view slideshow.It is noteworthy that the Kashi Vishwanath Corridor, a project for the expansion and beautification of the Kashi Vishwanath Temple is still underway. There have also been reports of delays in work for the project due to the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Originally intended to be completed by August this year, work on the project is now slated to be finished by November.
A video of the Mani Mandir in Varanasi was falsely shared as newly renovated Kashi Vishwanath Temple.
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