{"id":97554,"date":"2021-07-05T14:22:40","date_gmt":"2021-07-05T08:52:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=97554"},"modified":"2021-07-07T12:52:59","modified_gmt":"2021-07-07T07:22:59","slug":"viral-video-falsely-claim-that-is-shows-kashi-vishwanath-temple-varanasi-which-is-newly-renovated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/viral-video-falsely-claim-that-is-shows-kashi-vishwanath-temple-varanasi-which-is-newly-renovated\/","title":{"rendered":"No, this is not &#8216;newly renovated&#8217; Kashi Vishwanath Temple in Varanasi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A video has been shared with the claim that it shows Varanasi\u2019s Kashi Vishwanath Temple after a recent renovation. The video features a grand temple with idols of several Hindu deities and a splendidly carved ceiling. A Facebook page named &#8216;World Of Divine&#8217; amassed more than 11,000 views for the video at the time of writing. (<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20210702143451\/https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/login\/?next=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2F294364430959686%2Fvideos%2F222294896200606\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Archive link<\/a>)<\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-video\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/294364430959686\/videos\/222294896200606\/\" data-width=\"500\" data-show-text=\"false\">\n<blockquote class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\" cite=\"https:\/\/developers.facebook.com\/294364430959686\/videos\/222294896200606\/\"><p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Newly Renovated Kasi Viswanath Temple, Varanasi.<\/p>\n<p>Posted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/World-Of-Divine-294364430959686\/\">World Of Divine<\/a> on Monday, June 14, 2021<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>The video is widespread on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/search\/videos\/?q=Newly%20Renovated%20Kasi%20Viswanath%20Temple%2C%20Varanasi.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-97555 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/word-image-3.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"344\" height=\"816\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/word-image-3.jpeg 344w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/word-image-3-126x300.jpeg 126w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 344px) 100vw, 344px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The clip was also posted on YouTube as the Kashi Vishwanath Temple.<\/p>\n<p>[youtube https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=00Zpewi_xQ0]<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Fact-check<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Alt News performed a reverse image search using stills from the viral clip. This led us to a YouTube video which was uploaded on August 21, 2020. The place of worship has been identified as Mani Mandir in Varanasi\u2019s Durgakund. The same video can also be found on the <a href=\"https:\/\/shrimanimandir.co\/?fbclid=IwAR1FyWLeUI0Qw1zxqlmkC6KXKvVdw5asSEZw3JwONi-b1PSbftQBIw1-ybg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">temple\u2019s website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>[youtube https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=bXPjnhI6_x4]<\/p>\n<p>Several Facebook users also wrote that the video shows <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/krishna.k.rayaprolu\/videos\/10161180325740299\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mani Mandir<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>To corroborate this, Alt News combed through images of the temple <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/Shri+Mani+Mandir\/@25.2915932,82.9978493,3a,75y,90t\/data=!3m8!1e2!3m6!1sAF1QipP26uZw-uA9QNA400jaLwcc82gxeAAP6ssgYPPe!2e10!3e12!6shttps:%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipP26uZw-uA9QNA400jaLwcc82gxeAAP6ssgYPPe%3Dw86-h92-k-no!7i2954!8i3175!4m14!1m8!3m7!1s0x398e31f7eaad7261:0x3e786a55e695e312!2sShri+Mani+Mandir!8m2!3d25.2915932!4d82.9978493!14m1!1BCgIgAQ!3m4!1s0x398e31f7eaad7261:0x3e786a55e695e312!8m2!3d25.2915932!4d82.9978493\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">available on Google Maps<\/a>. There are various similarities between the Google Maps photos and the video in question. A side-by-side comparison of the two is shown below.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-97554 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/viral-video-falsely-claim-that-is-shows-kashi-vishwanath-temple-varanasi-which-is-newly-renovated\/9-10\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1054\" height=\"351\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/9.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/9.jpeg 1054w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/9-300x100.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/9-1024x341.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/9-768x256.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1054px) 100vw, 1054px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/viral-video-falsely-claim-that-is-shows-kashi-vishwanath-temple-varanasi-which-is-newly-renovated\/10-12\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1017\" height=\"556\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/10.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/10.jpeg 1017w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/10-300x164.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/10-768x420.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1017px) 100vw, 1017px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/viral-video-falsely-claim-that-is-shows-kashi-vishwanath-temple-varanasi-which-is-newly-renovated\/11-17\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1054\" height=\"366\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/11.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/11.jpg 1054w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/11-300x104.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/11-1024x356.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/11-768x267.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1054px) 100vw, 1054px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/viral-video-falsely-claim-that-is-shows-kashi-vishwanath-temple-varanasi-which-is-newly-renovated\/12-6\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"988\" height=\"453\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/12.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/12.jpg 988w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/12-300x138.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/12-768x352.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 988px) 100vw, 988px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>It is noteworthy that the expansion and beautification of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/hindi\/india-48308011\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kashi Vishwanath Corridor<\/a> in Varanasi are underway. There have been reports of delays in work for the project <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatvnews.com\/news\/india\/kashi-vishwanath-corridor-project-delayed-706813\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">due to the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic<\/a>. Originally intended to be completed by August this year, the project is now slated to be finished by November.<\/p>\n<p>Alt News asked Sunil Verma, CEO of Kashi Vishwanath Temple Trust, whether the Kashi Vishwanath Temple premises or its sanctum sanctorum will be renovated under the project. He informed, \u201cThe social media claim is wrong. Neither the temple nor its sanctum sanctorum will be renovated under the project. No changes will be made to the sanctum sanctorum of any ancient temples.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A video of the Mani Mandir in Varanasi was falsely shared as newly renovated Kashi Vishwanath Temple.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A video has been shared with the claim that it shows Varanasi\u2019s Kashi Vishwanath Temple after a recent renovation. The video features a grand temple with idols of several Hindu deities and a splendidly carved ceiling. A Facebook page named &#8216;World Of Divine&#8217; amassed more than 11,000 views for the video at the time of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":43,"featured_media":97561,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[55],"tags":[],"an_content_type":[],"coauthors":[664],"class_list":["post-97554","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-religion","fact_checks_claim_type-viral-videos"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>No, this is not &#039;newly renovated&#039; Kashi Vishwanath Temple in Varanasi - Alt News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"No, this is not &#039;newly renovated&#039; Kashi Vishwanath Temple in Varanasi - Alt News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A video has been shared with the claim that it shows Varanasi\u2019s Kashi Vishwanath Temple after a recent renovation. 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