Mathura: The number of devotees internal Vrindavan’s Bankey Bihari temple at a time needs to be constrained at the same time as the VIP enclosure has to be removed, monks at the shrine have stated, days after devotees “suffocated to death” due to overcrowding.
However, a former president of the shrine’s control committee said either a new more enormous temple should be constructed and the deity be shifted there or the vicinity across the shrine be developed on the strains of the Kashi Vishwanath Corridor in Varanasi.
The suggestions got here as devotees were killed in early Saturday hours, with District Magistrate Navneet Singh Chahal saying “prima facie, the cause of death is suffocation due to a heavy rush on the ‘Mangala aarti’ for the duration of the Krishna Janmashtami celebrations.
Temple priest Gaurav Goswami said a restrained wide variety of devotees ought to be allowed inside the shrine at a time and a barrier gadget should be put in location outdoor to manage the crowd.
Another priest, Gyanendra Goswami, stated the VIP enclosure should be eliminated to create more space for devotees within the temple.
He stated donation packing containers kept inside the temple should be shifted to a raised platform outdoor the shrine, with the purpose to make the temple spacious.
Mahesh Pathak, a former president of the Bankey Bihari temple management committee, said the deity has to be shifted to a brand new larger temple, for which the authorities ought to accumulate land.
Provisions for priests, garland sellers, and parking of cars need to be made at the brand new place, he stated.
He said the other alternative is to renovate the temple location on the strains of the Kashi Vishwanath Corridor by moving close by shops to different places.
Another former president of the temple management committee, KC Gaur, said the region of the present time may be improved by means of using land in the back of it.
Mr. Gaur said in advance the plan could not materialize as shopkeepers added a live order from the Allahabad High Court.
Seer Uma Shakti Peethadhishwar Ramdeva Nand Maharaj rejected the idea of renovating the temple, pronouncing it would displace one-fourth of Vrindavan.
The seer said four years in the past, he had suggested the development of an impressive temple over 500 acres, with facilities like a parking area, stores, and an area for priests.
Meanwhile, DM Navneet Singh Chahal stated he along with the SSP surveyed the place in and across the temple, interacted with monks and shrine management to “improve affairs of the temple” and save you any tragedy in destiny.