A brawl broke out between two devoted and four temple servants inside the sanctum sanctorum of the Kashi Vishwanath temple in Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi on Saturday, CCTV footage of the fight is going viral on the internet. Two devotees and temple servants are seen pushing each other in what appears to be the inside of the Kashi Vishwanath temple.
ईश्वर का दरबार भी नही छोड़ते... शनिवार को सप्तर्षि आरती के समय काशी विश्वनाथ मंदिर में मारपीट का वीडियो वायरल, काशी विश्वनाथ के गर्भगृह में दर्शनार्थियों-सेवादारों में हुई मारपीट, जांच के आदेश… वैसे सेवादारों के व्यवहार की लोग अक्सर आलोचना करते हैं।#KashiVishwanath@Uppolice pic.twitter.com/hTkKceu1NE
Naval Kant Sinha | नवल कान्त सिन्हा (@navalkant) July 24, 2022
The incident took place on Saturday evening when aarti was underway at the sanctum sanctorum of the temple, two devotees insisted on having a darshan even when the doors were shut. What started as an argument almost came to punches being thrown when the devotees and temple servants lost their temper and started pushing each other inside the Sanctorum.
The devotees were taken out of the Sanctorum and temple servants sent a letter to the temple administration appraising them of the incident, accusing the police of non-cooperation. Meanwhile, the two devotees filed a police complaint of assault against the five people, including the four temple servants, after the incident.
A few days ago, there was a similar dispute between the state police and the temple staff regarding darshan. The staff reportedly sat on a dharna even though the issue was resolved later.
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