Varanasi,

Nov 10 (HS): In Varanasi, on the occasion of Lord Chitragupta's birth

anniversary on the second day of Shukla Paksha of Kartik month, various events

including special puja are being organized in the temple. On Chitragupta

Jayanti, devotees offered prayers at the temple of Lord Chitragupta on Ramrepur

Road situated in the hills of the city. The devotees who offered prayers at the

temple said that according to the calendar, the second day started from noon on

November 10 and will continue till noon on the next day, Wednesday. During

this, a special puja has been organized at the Chitragupta temple, in which

devotees from different places of the city are coming for darshan puja.

On

the occasion of Chitragupta Jayanti, a grand procession was taken out from the

southern gate of the city's Sampurnanand Sanskrit University. Officials of the

All India Kayastha Mahasabha led the procession, starting from Piplani Katra

Square, passing through Lahurabir, and ending at Jagatganj.

Anoop

Srivastava, district president of the Kayastha Mahasabha, who participated in

the procession, said that Lord Chitragupta is known as the account-keeping

deity. He keeps a record of everyone's deeds. We, the devotees, are celebrating

his birth anniversary by organizing a procession. Meanwhile, Lord Chitragupta's

birth anniversary was also celebrated elsewhere in Varanasi. At Banaras Hindu

University, students celebrated Lord Chitrakoot's birth anniversary by sharing

their thoughts and distributing offerings dedicated to the deity.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi