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Varanasi, Dec 14 (PTI) A large number of devotees from different parts of the country thronged the Kashi Vishwanath Dham on Tuesday, a day after its inauguration, with some describing the experience as "grand" and "opulent" and others lamenting that "much heritage has been lost" in the process of its redevelopment.
From Maharashtra to Odisha and Uttarakhand to Tamil Nadu, visitors kept streaming in to witness the "Kashi Vishwanath Baba" in a new avatar, with much excitement.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday dedicated to the people the first phase of the ambitious project -- Kashi Vishwanath Dham -- which has been constructed at a cost of around Rs 339 crore.
The project connects the temple premises to the River Ganga, in addition to providing several facilities to devotees.
Pushpagandha and Sujit Kale, a couple from Nasik, arrived in the temple town on Tuesday, along with their little son and four other family members.
"After taking a holy dip in Ganga in the morning, we visited the temple in the afternoon.