Chitrakoot,

16 Jan (HS): Dhirendra Shastri, the head priest of Bageshwar Dham, who arrived

in Chitrakoot, the place of Lord Shri Ram's penance, performed a

circumambulation of Lord Shri Kamatnath Sarkar, the fulfiller of wishes, late

at night. He also reached Ram Ghat on the river Ganga Mandakini and praised the

glory of Chitrakoot, the land of the gods.

On

Thursday at around 5 pm, Dhirendra Krishna Shastri, the head priest of

Bageshwar Dham, arrived in the religious city of Chitrakoot. After landing at

Devangana Airport by a special plane, he departed for the Deendayal Research

Institute under tight security. Dhirendra Krishna Shastri had arrived in Jaipur

to attend the birth anniversary celebrations of his guru, Tulsi Peethadhishwar

Jagadguru Swami Rambhadracharya Maharaj. After attending the birth anniversary

celebrations, Acharya Pandit Dhirendra Shastri arrived in Chitrakoot by special

plane at Devangana Airport.

From

there, under tight security, he proceeded directly to the DRI's Arogyadham.

Here, he met with DRI's National Organization Secretary, Abhay Mahajan, late in

the evening. After paying homage to the national sage Nanaji Deshmukh,

Dhirendra Shastri, along with his devotees, visited Lord Shri Kamatnath Sarkar,

the fulfiller of wishes, and performed the Panchkosi Parikrama of Kamadgiri

Mountain late at night. After this, reaching the Ramghat bank of the river

Ganga Mandakini, he bowed before the shrine of Swami Matt Gajendra Nath, the

king of Chitrakoot, and sang the praises of Chitrakoot. During the Kamadgiri

Parikrama, Dhirendra Krishna Shastri also drank tea. He then left by road for

Banda, where he is scheduled to inaugurate the four-day Hanuman Katha on

Friday.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi