GORAKHPUR, Oct. 2 -- Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath performed a special puja of Mahayogi Guru Gorakhnath with Gorakshpeethadheeshwar on Thursday at the Gorakhnath temple on the occasion of Vijayadashami, officials said.

The CM observed the sacred customs of the Peeth, starting with the worship of Mahayogi Guru Gorakhnath and prayed for the well-being of all. Dressed in traditional attire, CM Yogi began rituals at the Shaktipeeth, where prayers have been ongoing since the first day of Navratri.

After offering prayers to Goddess Adishakti, he proceeded to the sanctum sanctorum of the temple, accompanied by saints, acharyas from the Sanskrit Vidyapeeth, and Vedic students chanting mantras. There, he offered prayers and perfor...