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Vindhyachal temples record 1.84 crore visits in 2025, up 60%
The Story in Brief
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: 2 sources, 2 neutral
Sources (2): hindustantimes.com (neutral report), timesofindia.indiatimes.com (neutral report)
This brief was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Methodology and corrections.
