Uttar Pradesh Elections 2022: The many moods, colours and voices behind the votes

Ahead of the seventh and final phase of the Uttar Pradesh state elections, Consulting Editor (Photo) Madhu Kapparath captures some of the action and colour on the campaign and voting trail since it began on February 10
Published: Mar 4, 2022
Kashi Vishwanath

Image by : Madhu Kapparath

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  • Uttar Pradesh Elections 2022: The many moods, colours and voices behind the votes
  • Voter list
  • Voter list UP
  • Polling official
  • Sikar mela
  • jaggery making
  • Harvesting
  • 8.20220210Baghpat UP376
  • 9.20220212Gorakhpur UP062
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  • Jaunpur
  • Akhilesh Yadav
  • Azamgarh
  • BSP Supporter
  • Gorakhnath Math
  • 16.20220212Varanasi048
  • Baghpat UP
  • massage on the ghats
  • Stray cattle
  • Cow Shed
  • BJP Workers
  • door to door campaign
  • Kashi Vishwanath
  • Dasaswamedh Ghat
  • Baghpat UP (2)
  • Varanasi UP
  • Priyanka Gandhi
  • Weavers in Varanasi

Much has been written about BJP’s Rs 800-crore Kashi Vishwanath temple project in Varanasi to revamp the holiest Hindu shrine. It sought to decongest (by moving habitats), spruce up and connect the temple corridor to the ghats of the Ganga. However, the new bare-faced architecture  evokes instant comparisons with the ‘sarkari’ buildings in New Delhi’s Central Vista. Varanasi, February 13, 2022