Fact Check: Viral video showing numerous havan kunds is not from Ayodhya Ram Mandir but Swarved Mahamandir in Varanasi
The consecration ceremony of Shri Ram Mandir in Ayodhya is slated on January 22, 2024. The event is organized by Ram Janmabhoomi Trust and would be graced by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sarsanghchalak Mohan Bhagwat, Uttar Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel, State Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and the Trust Chief Mahant Nritya Gopal Das.
Viral video showing numerous havan kunds is not from Ayodhya Ram Mandir but Swarved Mahamandir in Varanasi
The consecration ceremony of Shri Ram Mandir in Ayodhya is slated on January 22, 2024. The event is organized by Ram Janmabhoomi Trust and would be graced by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sarsanghchalak Mohan Bhagwat, Uttar Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel, State Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and the Trust Chief Mahant Nritya Gopal Das.
A video showing thousands of havan kunds on a piece of land, ready to perform yagna, is in circulation with the claim that it shows the havan kunds being readied to perform rituals in the Ram Mandir to be inaugurated in Ayodhya.
The claim shared in Hindi language goes “इन 25000 हजार हवन कुंडो से हो
When translated, it reads: “These 25000 thousand havan pots will be used for the inauguration of "Ram Mandir" ... Hail Lord Ram”
Fact Check:
The claim is Misleading. The video of the Havan kunds is from Swarved Mahamandi Dham, Varanasi.
When we searched the key frames using Google reverse image search, we found a video published on a YouTube channel named Arun Village Boy Vlog, on December 16, 2023 with the title “स्वर्वेद महामंदिर धाम वाराणसी
When translated, the caption states: “Swarved Mahamandir Dham Varanasi 25 thousand havan kund. All of them would lit at the same time”
Another video published by a YouTube channel named Banarasi Akash also shows 25000 havan kund in the Swarved Maha Mandir Dham in Varanasi, with title in Hindi “25000 कुण्डीय महायज्ञ आज से शु
When searched further with the keywords “25000 havan kund swarved mahamandir dham varanasi”, we found a few videos published showing people performing rituals in the Havan Kunds in the Swarved Mahamandir Dham.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated Swarved Mahamandir, a magnificent seven-floor temple located in Varanasi’s Umaraha area.
According to a report published on timesofindia.com, Swarveda Mahamandir is considered to be the largest meditation centre in the country. A 100-foot-high sandstone statue of Sad Gurudev will also be installed in the Mahamandir complex. In May 2017, 21,000 Kundiya Swarveda Latter Gyan Mahayagya was held at Swarveda Mahamandir Dham.
Therefore, the viral video showing Havan Kunds is not from Ayodhya, it is from Swarved Mahmandir dham in Varanasi. The claim is Misleading.