Varanasi, 2 Dec (HS): A group of students from

Tamil Nadu, who came to Kashi to participate in the fourth edition of the Kashi

Tamil Sangamam, visited the

Sri Kashi Vishwanath temple on Tuesday afternoon. The group was welcomed with a

shower of flowers. After the ritualistic darshan and puja at the temple, the

216-member group toured the temple. The group was delighted to see the grand

and expanded form of the temple. After partaking of the prasad at the Mother

Annapurna kitchen, the group posed for a group photo with full faith and joy at

the Ganga Dwar of the temple. From the Dham, the group will board a large

luxury cruise and proceed to Namo Ghat. After participating in the inaugural

ceremony of the Kashi Tamil Sangam, the group will then board the cruise and

travel down the Ganga to Assi and Dashashwamedh Ghats. The group will also

witness the spectacular Ganga Aarti on board the cruise. During this time, the

Tamil students will be briefed on the historical and cultural significance of

the Ganga banks.

According to the information

given by the nodal agency of the program, from Ravidas Ghat the team will

return by bus to the hotel located in the cantonment area. After night rest the

team will go to Hanuman Ghat on the next day, Wednesday. Here after bathing in

the Ganga, the team will visit the residence of Tamil Nadu's great poet

Subramanya Bharati located at Hanuman Ghat. They will also visit Kanchi Math.

Here after breakfast at Sanskar Math, the team will go to BHU campus. After

participating in various programs here, the team will also visit the historical

Sarnath. After watching the light and sound show here, the team will leave for

Prayagraj and Ayodhya the next day.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi