A professor at Varanasi's Banaras Hindu University has come up with a novel and technologically-advanced way to block students from watching porn.

Dr. Vijaynath Mishra, a professor at BHU's Institute Of Medical Sciences, has developed an online tool he calls 'Har Har Mahadev'. The tool, it seems, blocks access to porn websites when a user tries to log on them and instead plays a 'bhajan'.

The app was developed by Dr. Mishra, who led a small team of research scholars and developers, in a personal capacity. According to news agency ANI, the others on Mishra's team included BHU research scholars Smriti Singh and Akanksha Srivastav, developer Ankit Shrivastav and journalists Aman and Ankit.

Varanasi : BHU's Institute Of Medical Sciences develops 'Har Har Mahadev' App which blocks porn sites and plays a bhajan if someone tries to open them. App available on both mobile and desktop. pic.twitter.com/qWVckc8XLn - ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) November 16, 2017

While not a tool officially adopted by the Beneras Hindu Univeristy, the institute's medical superintendent OP Upadhyay applaueded 'Har Har Mahadev', calling it a "very good step". "It will help curb the corrupted mentality being spread in society. This is the land of Madan Mohan Malviya..." Upadhyay was quoted as saying by ANI.

This is a very good step, it will help curb the corrupted mentality being spread in society. This is the land of Madan Mohan Malviya,hum maryadaon ke pujari hain: OP Upadhyay, Medical Superintendent,BHU pic.twitter.com/cDpe2vx6RE - ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) November 16, 2017

Talking to ANI about his tool, Dr Mishra clarified it would have a pan-religious appeal. "By next month we will give a religion option. For (example) if a Muslim tries to open (porn websites) then 'Allah o Akbar' will be played, similarly chants of other religion(s) will be loaded as well," he was quoted as saying by the news agency.

"When I first developed this app I had my patients, my children and my students in mind, but now I think this should be made available to the whole world," Dr. Mishra added

According to a report in the daily Times of India, Har Har Mahadev was developed over a period of six months and is currently designed to block around 3,800 sites that produce salacious content.

Students and other faculty of the Banaras Hindu University, as well as its higher administration, are yet to react on the development of this tool.