Gorakhpur: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday performed ‘Rudrabhishek’ at Gorakhnath Temple on the occasion of Mahashivaratri and prayed for the welfare and prosperity of the people of the state.
Prior to this, the Chief Minister reached the Piteshwarnath temple in Bharohiya block in the Pipiganj area of Gorakhpur where he performed ‘jalabhishek’. He prayed for the wellbeing, salvation, success, and peace of all people.
Deep ties exist between Gorakshpeeth and the Piteshwarnath temple. Every Mahashivaratri, ‘Gorakshpeethadhishwar’ visits this place to perform ‘Jalabhishek.’ Following this, Chief Minister Adityanath interacted with local representatives and people at Guru Gorakhnath Vidyapeeth, expressing concern for their well-being and blessing the children.
Addressing developmental issues, the Chief Minister urged officials to ensure unhindered progress at the local level.
After this, the CM performed Lord Shiva’s ‘Rudrabhishek’ with cow milk and sugarcane juice in Shakti Mandir on the first floor of the Gorakhnath Temple. Subsequently, the chief minister performed ‘havan’ and ‘aarti’ and then prayed to Mahadev for the wellbeing of the entire world.
The CM also offered prayers at the Shiva temple located in the Gorakhnath temple complex. He worshiped Lord Nandi here and performed ‘Jalabhishek’ of Lord Shiv.
After completing the Mahashivratri rituals at Gorakhnath temple, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath proceeded to the Mansarovar temple, where he performed another ‘Jalabhishek’.
