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Kainchi Dham Overcrowding: Director Vishal Chaturvedi Urges Caution Amid Surge in Visitors
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Moneycontrol•05-10-2026, 10:16
Kainchi Dham Overcrowding: Director Vishal Chaturvedi Urges Caution Amid Surge in Visitors
- •Hanuman Ansh director Vishal Chaturvedi advises devotees to check the situation at Kainchi Dham before visiting due to massive crowds.
- •Videos show long traffic lines and large gatherings outside the temple, with some attributing the surge to the film Hanuman Ansh.
- •Chaturvedi acknowledges the film's potential impact but stresses the importance of verifying current conditions at the ashram.
- •He suggests visiting other sacred places associated with Neem Karoli Baba, such as Kakrighat, Hanuman Garhi, Akbarpur, Vrindavan, and Neeb Karori village, if Kainchi Dham is too crowded.
- •Vishal warns that women and children are experiencing suffocation and getting stuck in the crowds, urging visitors to avoid creating such difficult situations.
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Vishal Chaturvedi urged devotees to check conditions before visiting Kainchi Dham because of a massive crowd surge and long traffic queues, warning that women and children were suffering from suffocation and getting stuck in the heavy crowds.
He suggested visiting other important locations associated with Neem Karoli Baba, such as Kakrighat, Hanuman Garhi temple, his birthplace in Akbarpur, the Samadhi site in Vrindavan, and his place of penance in Neeb Karori village.
The heavy influx of tourists and sudden increase in footfall occurred around a long weekend that featured a government holiday on October 2, followed by Saturday and Sunday.
