Gorakhpur. On Sunday night, on the holy Mahashtami date of Shardiya Navratri, Gorakshpeethadhishwar and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath performed Mahanisha puja and havan as per the special tradition of Gorakshpeeth amidst chanting of Vedic mantras. Before the Mahanisha puja ritual, he worshiped Maa Mahagauri, the eighth form of Mother Adishakti, the mother of the world. In the ritual that lasted for more than two hours, the Chief Minister prayed for the happiness, prosperity of the people of the state and the welfare of the entire world.
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After arriving in Gorakhpur on Sunday, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath directly reached Gorakhnath temple. Following the tradition, he first went to the main temple of Shivavatar Baba Gorakhnath and worshiped as per the rituals. After this, he bowed his head at the Samadhi site of his Gurudev Brahmalin Mahant Avedyanath and took his blessings. From late evening till night he remained engrossed in Mahanisha puja.
The ritual of Mahanisha puja started in the Shaktipeeth of Gorakhnath temple under the leadership of Gorakshpeethadhishwar. As soon as he entered the sanctum sanctorum, the Shaktipeeth echoed with the chanting of Vedic mantras and the praises of Maa Bhagwati. In the ritual that lasted for more than two hours, Gorakshpeethadhishwar performed Gauri Ganesh worship, Varun worship, Peetha worship, Yantra worship, ritual worship of Maa Durga, Shodashopachar worship of Lord Ram-Mata Sita-Lakshman ji, worship of Lord Krishna and Mother Cow, Navagraha worship, Vilva worship, presiding deity worship, weapon worship, Dwadash Jyotirlinga-Ardhanarishwar and Shiva-Shakti were worshipped, Batuk Bhairav, Kaal Bhairav and Trishul mountain were worshipped. At the same time, he invoked Brahma, Vishnu, Rudra and Agni deity and worshiped them on the altar of Havan and after cutting the barley plants growing on the altar established in Shaktipeeth, he prayed to Adishakti Maa Durga for the happy life of all the citizens.
Gorakshpeethadhishwar completed the rituals of Mahanisha Puja with Havan. The entire ritual concluded with the recitation of Sri Durga Saptsati and Vedic mantras. In the end, after aarti and apology, prasad was distributed. On this occasion, a large number of devotees were also present in Gorakhnath temple.