Mahakal Corridor

From Mahakal Lok Corridor to Kashi Vishwanath, how Narendra Modi is reviving temples across India

The inauguration of the Rs 350-crore Mahakal Lok Corridor in Ujjain is part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s untiring drive to return Hindu temples to their past glory. Since assuming office in 2014, he has seen several restoration projects, such as the Kashi Vishwanath Dham to Somnath temple

Watch: Preview of newly-built Mahakal Lok corridor at Ujjain’s Mahakaleshwar temple

The structures that flank the corridor were constructed using sandstone that was obtained from the Bansi Paharpur region of Rajasthan

Explained: The Rs 705 crore grand plan to redevelop the 18th-Century Mahakaleshwar temple in Ujjain

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Mahakaleshwar Corridor in Madhya Pradesh’s Ujjain on 11 October. It’s part of an expansive redevelopment project of the Mahakaleshwar temple complex, which houses one of the 12 jyotirlingas, and its surrounding areas