Varanasi, May 11 -- Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Governor Anandiben Patel on Sunday offered prayers at the Shri Kashi Vishwanath Temple in Varanasi on Monday.

In a post on X, CM Yogi wrote, "In the dignified presence of Hon. Governor Smt. Anandiben Patel Ji, the 'Somnath Sankalp Mahotsav' organised in the district of Varanasi under the Somnath Swabhiman Parv"

The Somnath Sankalp Mahotsav is part of a series of events under the Somnath Swabhiman Parv being held in Varanasi.

Somnath Swabhiman Parv, which was celebrated earlier this year, commemorates 1,000 years since the first attack by Mahmud of Ghazni on the Somnath Temple in 1026. The Parv celebrates the enduring spirit of India's civilisation and rich cultural an...