Lucknow, May 4 -- Religious tourism in Uttar Pradesh is seeing unprecedented growth and a clear example of this is the record number of devotees visiting the Kashi Vishwanath Temple.

In March, around 65 lakh devotees visited the temple and set a new milestone. This reflects both the growing faith among people and the improved facilities developed by the government, an official release stated.

After the construction of the Kashi Vishwanath Dham Corridor, the temple premises has completely changed. Earlier, devotees had to deal with narrow lanes and heavy crowding, but now the large, grand, and well-organized premises has made darshan easier and smoother.

The Kashi Vishwanath Dham Corridor has made access to the temple easier, leading to a...