LUCKNOW: Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday said that temples in our country are not just centres of faith, but also represent national integration, besides being a medium of public welfare.
Speaking after the foundation laying ceremony of a 108-foot idol of Lord Hanuman at Hanumat Dham on Devraha Ghat, the CM said, “Temples have always been a medium of public welfare. Since ancient times, food was distributed for free at temples in the form of ‘bhandaras’ (community feasts). No one asks people coming to take prasad about their caste, creed and ethnicity.”