Video shows role of Chettiar community in Kashi Vishwanath Temple traditions

Varanasi: Shri Kashi Vishwanath Temple Trust released a special video on Thursday, highlighting one of the many vibrant traditions that have continued for centuries in Kashi. For nearly 250 years, the Chettiar community from Tamil Nadu regularly supplied items for the aarti (ritual offering) at Kashi Vishwanath Temple.Chief executive officer of the trust, Vishwa Bhushan, said that to underscore this historical and cultural tradition, a 59-second special video was released. The video is available in Hindi, English and Tamil to ensure the message reached all parts of the country and instilled pride in this eternal tradition.He said Kashi was known as ‘Mini India' because temples and traditions from all parts of the country were revered in Kashi. It stands as the strongest example of unity in diversity. In today's time, when national unity was being repeatedly emphasised, the video transcended regional and linguistic differences to convey message of unity by Sanatan Dharma identity, he added.The 59-second video was designed specially to be shared via WhatsApp, mobile statuses and social media. SKVT Trust aims for more and more people to know about this historic tradition and draw inspiration from it. "The short film was produced recently, but was released officially on Thursday amid the wave of national consciousness in the wave of Operation Sindoor," he said.