Gorakhpur: On the occasion of ‘Maha Navami’, the ninth day of Shardiya Navratri, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said “Sanatana Dharma has always accepted evil powers as a challenge and worked for the welfare of the country and its people”.
महापर्व शारदीय नवरात्रि की महानवमी के पावन अवसर पर… pic.twitter.com/yJs3Tjoygr
— Yogi Adityanath (@myogiadityanath) October 23, 2023
“Tomorrow is the festival of Vijaya Dashmi. It is a festival of the victory of Dharma, truth, and justice. In every era and in every situation, whenever evil powers seem to be more influential, Sanatana Dharma has always accepted those evil powers as a challenge and worked for the welfare of the country and its people. And also guides the way to humanity,” CM Yogi said.
Earlier, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath performed ‘Kanya Pujan’ and offered prayers to ‘Matri Shakti’ (mother power) by washing the feet of maidens in Gorakhpur on Monday.
आज महानवमी के पुनीत अवसर पर @GorakhnathMndr परिसर में शक्ति-स्वरूपा कन्याओं का पूजन किया।
शक्ति की अधिष्ठात्री देवी माँ भगवती की कृपा संपूर्ण चराचर जगत पर बनी रहे, सभी का कल्याण हो, यही प्रार्थना है।
जय माँ भगवती! pic.twitter.com/j11IeWaqwf
— Yogi Adityanath (@myogiadityanath) October 23, 2023
‘Gorakshpeethadhishwar’ worshipped nine girls, symbolizing nine manifestations of the goddess Durga. As part of the ritual, girls were made to stand in a metallic plate as Yogi washed their feet, applied ‘roli tilak’ to their foreheads, and performed their ‘Aarti’ amid the chanting of mantras.
आज @GorakhnathMndr परिसर स्थित श्री दुर्गा मंदिर में महापर्व ‘शारदीय नवरात्रि’ के पावन अवसर पर शक्ति, सौभाग्य एवं संपन्नता की अधिष्ठात्री माँ महागौरी की विधि-विधान से पूजा-अर्चना कर सर्व-कल्याण की कामना की।
जगज्जननी भगवती की कृपा संपूर्ण जगत पर बनी रहे, यही अभिलाषा है। pic.twitter.com/5a8zksDIPN
— Yogi Adityanath (@myogiadityanath) October 22, 2023
After the puja, Yogi Adityanath served fresh food cooked in the Gorakhnath temple kitchen to these girls with his own hands. Apart from these nine girls, the Chief Minister also worshipped and performed aarti for the girls and boys who had arrived in large numbers. The CM gave them ‘Dakshina’ (donations) and gifts while seeking their blessings during the Kanya Pujan organized in the Gorakhnath Temple. Following tradition, the Chief Minister also performed Batuk Puja. Batuks are manifestations of Kal Bhairav.
During the Kanya Puja, the head priest of Gorakhnath temple Yogi Kamal Nath, Mahamandaleshwar Santosh Das Satua Baba, who came from Kashi, Mahant Ravindradas of Kalibari, the priest of Gorakhnath temple Acharya Ramanuj Tripathi Vedic, etc. were present.
Before this, CM Yogi offered prayers to Maa Siddhidatri in the Shaktipeeth of the temple.
