Lucknow Devotees will soon be able to get prasad of Kashi Vishwanath temple at home through speed post, just by sending an e-money order of ₹ 251 .
Postmaster General of Varanasi region Krishna Kumar Yadav said on Wednesday that the prasad would be made available through speed post under an agreement between the Department of Posts and Kashi Vishwanath Temple Trust.
Under this scheme, an e-money order of only ₹ 251 has to be sent to the senior superintendent of post offices, Varanasi (East) division from the nearest post office. Prasad will be sent to the addressee immediately by the department of posts as soon as the e-money order is received.
The prasad will be in a tamper-proof envelope with proper packaging.
Yadav said that the image of Kashi Vishwanath Jyotirlinga, Mahamrityunjaya Yantra, Shri Shiva Chalisa, 108-bead Rudraksha garland, Bel Patra, coin having Shiva’s image inscribed with Mata Annapurna, dry fruits, bhasma, sandalwood, Raksha Sutra and mishri packets etc would be included.
Senior superintendent post offices, Varanasi East division Sumit Kumar Gatt said that the prasad could also be obtained from the counter of Varanasi city post office for just ₹ 201.
Apart from this, special stalls will be set up for prasad at Dashashwamedh Ghat, Assi Ghat etc. by the postal department on Mahashivratri.
{{/usCountry}}Apart from this, special stalls will be set up for prasad at Dashashwamedh Ghat, Assi Ghat etc. by the postal department on Mahashivratri.
{{/usCountry}}Caption: Postmaster General Krishna Kumar Yadav giving Sri Kashi Vishwanath prasad to a woman devotee. Sourced
Rajeev Mullick
Hindustan Times