Gorakhpur,

27 March (HS): Chief Minister and Gorakshapeethadhiswar Yogi Adityanath, who

has immense respect for the mother power and has taken forward many programs

for their safety, respect and self-reliance, performed Kanya Pujan as per the

tradition of Gorakshapeeth on Friday on the Navami Tithi of Vasantik (Chaitra)

Navratri. In the Kanya Pujan ritual organized in the Anna Kshetra of Gorakhnath

Temple as part of the rituals of Navami Tithi, Chief Minister Yogi washed the

feet of nine Durga Swaroopa virgin girls, worshipped them as per the rituals,

covered them with a scarf, performed aarti, fed them with devotion and took

their blessings by giving Dakshina and gifts. Following the tradition, the

Chief Minister also performed Batuk Pujan.

On Friday

morning, in the ritual of the Navami Tithi of Vasantik Navratri,

Gorakshapeethadhiswar first washed the feet of the unmarried girls and applied

tilak of roli, sandalwood, Akshat etc. on their forehead. He anointed them with

Durva, garlanded them. By covering them with chunari and giving dakshina-gifts,

he took blessings. He also performed aarti of all the unmarried girls and boys

in the Anna Kshetra with devotion. After the puja, Chief Minister Yogi

Adityanath served these girls fresh food prasad cooked in the temple kitchen

with his own hands. After the puja, all the girls who came to the event were

given chunari, dakshina and gifts.

Apart from

the girls, the boys who had come in large numbers were also fed with devotion

and given gifts and Dakshina. During this, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath also

kept on taking care that there should not be any shortage of food prasad in the

plate of any girl or boy. Regarding this, he kept on giving instructions to the

people associated with the management of the temple. On the occasion of the

Kanya Pujan ritual, Chief Priest of Gorakhnath Temple Yogi Kamalnath along with

many saints and people associated with the temple management were present. In

the morning worship session before the Kanya Pujan, Maa Siddhidatri was

worshipped with due rituals in the Shaktipeeth of the temple.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi