Exhibition on Prayagraj’s Dwadash Madhav temples

A week-long exhibition, a unique and educational event based on the Dwadash Madhav of Prayagraj, was organised by the Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage Varanasi at Raja Ghat, concluded on Tuesday.
Convener of INTACH Varanasi Chapter Ashok Kapoor said CM Yogi Adityanath restored the Dwadash Madhav Temples of Prayagraj in 2019, just in time for the Kumbh. The temples are not commonly known, even in Prayagraj. Later, INTACH carried out an extensive survey and documented the Dwadash Madhav. That documentation project was converted into large displays to be installed in an exhibition at Maha Kumbh. The National Mission for Clean Ganga, a govt of India initiative, requested INTACH to exhibit those displays during Maha Kumbh and provided space in a hall.
Kapoor said rare and unique displays were then transferred to Varanasi after Maha Kumbh was over. INTACH Varanasi installed those displays as part of an exhibition at the INTACH Cultural Centre, Peshwa Haveli, Raja Ghat. The exhibition was opened for school students from Apr 2. Every day, schoolchildren visited the venue and saw the exhibition. To date, about 200 students from 10 schools have visited the exhibition at the appointed time. The students observed and were asked to prepare a report on the exhibition. Simultaneously, an exhibition on INTACH and Ganga Documentation was also displayed. The students have been asked to prepare reports on Dwadash Madhav and INTACH separately.
The INTACH Cultural Centre has been established at its building, commonly known as Peshwa Haveli, where cultural activities are organised on a regular basis, including classical music, Vedic chanting, lectures, national-level workshops, and meetings based on heritage.
Kapoor said coordinator for the Heritage education cell, Aditi Gulati, helped in conceptualising the project. The reports will be presented by students on Apr 18 on World Heritage Day at a presentation ceremony. Prizes will be given to the three best reports and the reports will then be sent to the National Mission for Clean Ganga and the INTACH head office.