The idol of Mother Annapurna, which was stolen from Canada to India more than 100 years ago, will be installed in the Kashi Vishwanath temple on November 15

The idol of Mother Annapurna, which was stolen from India 100 years ago and sent to Canada, has been brought back. The idol will be installed at the Kashi Vishwanath temple in Uttar Pradesh on November 15. Ministers in the Government of Uttar Pradesh Suresh Rana and Neelkanth Tiwari received the idol of Mother Annapurna in New Delhi today. Union ministers Meenakshi Lekhi and GK Reddy handed over the statue to the UP government.

On this occasion, Meenakshi Lekhi said that there was a time when the traditions of India were receding like a broken pitcher and going out of the country and today work is being done to repair and strengthen it and cherish it back.

Restoration Yatra will reach Lucknow on November 13

Mother Annapurna's restoration journey will reach Lucknow on 13th November. The journey will reach Lucknow via different districts of the state. Various preparations have been made to make the journey memorable. Under this, BJP workers and devotees will shower flowers at different places. Apart from this, prasad will also be distributed by the pundits while chanting and aarti.

On November 15, CM Yogi Adityanath will install the idol of Mother Annapurna at the Baba Darbar area in Varanasi. This idol will be kept in Durga Mandir (Durgakund) from Babatpur in Varanasi via Kachari, Andharapul, Maldahiya, Kamachha, Bhelupur. From here on the second day, via Lanka and Sonarpura, Madanpura, Godaulia, Gyanvapi will reach Baba Darbar on November 15. On November 15 in Varanasi, on the occasion of Ekadashi, in the presence of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, a grand ceremony will be organized for the life of the idol.

How did you get the idol back?

This statue is from the 18th century. It is believed that it was stolen from Kashi Ghat in 1913 and sent to Canada. There it was part of the Regina University collection at the Mackenzie Art Gallery. The statue was bequeathed to Norman Mackenzie in 1936 and the statue was added to the gallery's collection. This matter came to the fore when preparations for an exhibition were going on in the gallery this year. During this, Divya Mehra, an artist, caught sight of this idol and raised the issue. After this, the government started efforts to get the idol back from its side.