CM Yogi performs Rudrabhishek, havan in Gkp on Shrawan Shivratri
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Gorakhpur
: Chief Minister and Gorakshpeethadhishwar Yogi Adityanath performed Rudrabhishek at the ancient Mansarovar Temple in Gorakhpur's Andhiyari Bagh on the occasion of Shrawan Shivratri on Wednesday.
The CM prayed for the well-being, peace, and prosperity of the people of the state.
The rituals were performed on the Chaturdashi of Krishna Paksha of the Shrawan month. The CM offered bilva leaves, lotus, durva grass, water, cow milk, and sugarcane juice while performing the abhishek amid vedic mantras by scholars from Gorakhnath Temple. The rituals concluded with havan and aarti.
Head priest of Gorakhnath temple Yogi Kamalnath, MP Ravi Kishan, mayor Manglesh Srivastava, MLA Vipin Singh, MLC Dharmendra Singh and other dignitaries were present on the occasion.
Meanwhile, in a unique gesture to honour devotees, flowers were showered on the devotees in Gorakhpur and Sant Kabir Nagar. Acting on the CM's directives, a helicopter was deployed to shower flower petals over the sea of devotees at temples including Gorakhnath temple, Manasrovar temple, Mukteshwar Nath temple, Jharkhandi Mahadev temple, Munjeshwar Nath temple (Bhauvapar), Mateshwar Shiv temple (Pipraich), and Tameshwar Nath temple in Sant Kabir Nagar.
This aerial tribute is a part of the state's broader Shrawan initiative aiming to ensure smooth arrangements for pilgrims while showing respect for their devotion.
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