Varanasi: Over 4 lakh devotees, including kanwariyas, performed Jalabhishek of Lord Shiva at Kashi Vishwanath temple on the first Monday of Hindu holy.
The Varanasi administration has decided to ban 'sparsh darshan' (offering prayer by touching the Shivling) at Kashi Vishwanath Temple for 59 days from July 4.This is aimed at ensuring effective crowd control during the holy month of .