# Vindhyachal temples record 1.84 crore visits in 2025, up 60% 2026-10-19T22:21:20+00:00 | India | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets Visits to three major temples in Uttar Pradesh's Vindhyachal rose nearly 60 per cent in two years to 1.84 crore in 2025, officials said. The Vindhya Trikon Parikrama, covering the Maa Vindhyavasini, Maa Kali Khoh and Maa Ashtabhuja temples in Mirzapur district, recorded around 1.15 crore visits in 2023. Maa Vindhyavasini Temple remained the biggest draw with approximately 1.20 crore visits in 2025, up from 73 lakh in 2023 and 78.15 lakh in 2024, according to official figures. Between January and August 2026, the shrine recorded nearly 90 lakh visits. Combined visits to the other two temples rose from approximately 42.36 lakh in 2023 to nearly 64 lakh in 2025. Tourism and Culture Minister Jaiveer Singh attributed the rise to development initiatives under Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. Development projects worth approximately Rs 208.09 crore are planned or underway, including a ropeway and a Rs 35.50-crore project at Maa Kali Khoh that entered the tender process in October. UPSTDC is promoting organised pilgrimage packages connecting Varanasi and Vindhyachal. ## Indian Opinion Analysis Both outlets report the same official figures and development projects with near-identical framing, reflecting coverage based on a government press statement. Hindustan Times leads with the headline figure and minister's quote, while Times of India foregrounds the Trikon Parikrama as a broader tourism driver. Neither outlet includes any critical perspective on the costs or displacement related to the projects. The uniform reporting means the key watch-item is the progress of the Rs 35.50-crore tender at Maa Kali Khoh and the completion timeline for the Rs 208.09-crore development portfolio. ## Coverage Coverage: 2 sources, 2 neutral - hindustantimes.com (neutral report) Leads with official figures and minister quote, no critical view - timesofindia.indiatimes.com (neutral report) Straight reporting on temple footfall and development plans This brief was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Tags: Maa Vindhyavasini Temple, Uttar Pradesh, Vindhyachal, Yogi Adityanath Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/vindhyachal-temples-record-1-84-crore-visits-in-2025-up-60/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/vindhyachal-temples-record-1-84-crore-visits-in-2025-up-60/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/