After Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Kalaram Temple at Nashik, several leaders are likely to visit the historic place and perform Ganga aarti.
The temple was built around 1792 and funded by Sardar Rangarao Odhekar, has been famous since the Peshwa era.
It’s located near the banks of the Godavari in Panchavati, it derives the name from the statue of lord Ram in black. The sanctum sanctorum also has statues of goddess Sita and Laxman.
Babasaheb Ambedkar staged the landmark agitation demanding temple entry for Dalits at the place more than 90 years ago. After the PM’s visit, Shiv Sena leader Uddhav Thackeray has also been to the religious place.
Chief minister Eknath Shinde, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena leader Raj Thackeray, minister Deepak Kesarkar, Neelam Gorhe, Dada Bhuse, Girish Mahajan and many others have visited the temple. Devotees have also thronged the place after the PM’s visit.
After the Lok Sabha polls were announced, many political leaders have visited the temple. Tushar Kulkarni of Nashik said, ‘Earlier, we were not aware about the ganga aarti, but now it is being performed daily’.
Sunanda Shetriya from the Panchwati area said, ‘After the prime minister’s visit, many people including youngsters are coming to the temple’.
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