GORAKHPUR: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath reached Gorakhpur on Friday afternoon to perform Ashtami Puja after 7pm, said Vinay Gautam, media in-charge of Gorakhnath temple.
Mahanisha puja and hawan will be performed on Friday night. On Navmi Yogi performs Kanya Pujan of nine little girls and serves them lunch at Gorakhnath temple, said chief pujari, Kamalnath Baba.
“On the 10th day of Navratra, Maharaj ji wears Sailsim (a special dress of Guru Gorakshnath) and performs puja and aarti. At around 4pm he leads a Shobhayatra in an open vehicle to Mansarovar temple, 1km away from the main temple,” he said.
“On Dashmi, a special prasad ‘Pucca Rota’ made of wheat flour, sugar, pure ghee and dry fruits offered to Guru Gorakshnath. On returning to the temple Maharaj ji performs ‘paran,’,” said temple office secretary, Dwarika Tiwari.
CM Yogi observes fast for nine days and only takes fruits, milk, dry fruits in the morning and milk, dry fruits and halwa of Sighara flour in the evening, said Tiwari. The CM installed kalash at Shaktipeeth in Gorakhnath temple on the first day of Navratra.