Adityanath and Mayawati Extend Warm Wishes on Ram Navami

He also served them food and sought their blessings by offering dakshina.The chief minister also performed batuk puja. The batukas boys who had arrived in large numbers were also offered food, gifts and dakshina.

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday extended his greetings to the people of Uttar Pradesh on Ram Navami, which is being celebrated across the country.

Best wishes to the people of the state on Ram Navami, Adityanath said in Hindi in a post on X.

The chief minister also mentioned the new Ram temple in Ayodhya.

After a centuries-long wait, the grand temple of Shri Ram Lalla in Ayodhya is making millions of Ram devotees happy and proud, Adityanath added.

Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati also shared her best wishes.

''Hearty congratulations and best wishes on Ram Navami to all his followers living across the country and the world,'' she wrote in Hindi on X.

In Ayodhya, the 'rudra abhishek' and 'shringar aarti' of Lord Ram were conducted in the temple by priests on Ram Navami.

District officials said thousands of devotees began queuing at the temple even before the break of dawn to offer prayers. The district administration has made special arrangements to accommodate the throng of devotees expected during the day. In Gorakhpur, Adityanath -- the Gorakshpeethadheeshwar -- performed 'kanya pujan' on the ninth day of Vasantik Navratri, following the tradition of Gorakshpeeth.

During the programme, organised in the Nav Bhojanalaya of the Gorakhnath temple, Adityanath washed the feet of nine young girls and worshiped them, a statement said. He also served them food and sought their blessings by offering 'dakshina'.

The chief minister also performed 'batuk puja'. The batukas (boys) who had arrived in large numbers were also offered food, gifts and 'dakshina'.

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