The ‘Shivling’ at the Tarkeshwar Mahadev Temple in Varanasi is covered with a mask. Devotees say,”the air is polluted in the city & to save ‘Bhole Baba’ from this poisonous air we have put on the mask. We believe if he is safe, we will remain safe.”

The ‘Shivling’ at the Tarkeshwar Mahadev Temple in Varanasi is covered with a mask. Devotees say,”the air is polluted in the city & to save ‘Bhole Baba’ from this poisonous air we have put on the mask. We believe if he is safe, we will remain safe.”