Mahakumbh pilgrims choke Varanasi: Huge rush at Kashi Vishwanath Temple

Varanasi is witnessing a huge rush as a majority of Mahakumbh pilgrims are now visiting Kashi Vishwanath temple

There is a huge rush on the roads leading to Dashashwamedh Ghat, Godowlia, Lanka and Maidagin

The huge rush prompted the temple to suspend Ganga aarti at the ghats until February 26

Temple's chief executive officer Vishwabhushan Mishra said February has seen the highest footfall ever