Source: in.news.yahoo.com
INDIA, July 11, 2010: Security hassles at Kashi Vishwanath Temple have cut down the influx of daily devotees at the world famous temple by nearly 50 per cent, said Acharya Dr. Harihar Kripalu Tripathi, chief of Kashi Vishwanath Temple Trust. “The ever expanding security, which is inevitable owing to the sensitive nature of our complex, has reduced the influx of neyamis (daily devotees) at the temple in the last eight years since the three tier security cover has been set up,” said Dr. Tripathi.
A process is now underway to issue passes to the daily devotees. “We can’t do away with the security, but at least regain the neyamis by issuing passes with the cooperation of the police and administration, to ensure they not only resume their old practice of praying daily at the temple, but also have a free passage devoid of security hassles on the temple premises,” he said.