GORAKHPUR, Oct. 2 -- Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath led the 'Vijay Shobha Yatra' organised on the occasion of Vijayadashami in Gorakhpur on Thursday. The yatra started from the Gorakhnath Temple.

Leading the centuries-old tradition in a bulletproof chariot, the CM was greeted with showers of flowers by thousands of devotees, including members of Muslim and Sindhi families, who came together to celebrate the triumph of good over the evil.

Yogi rode the chariot as the procession moved with grandeur through the main routes of the city. People lined the streets on both sides, showering flowers and chanting with devotion. The Shobha Yatra culminated at the Ramlila Ground near Mansarovar, where the CM performed special rituals, ...