Later, the Chief Minister arrived at the Kashi Vishwanath Temple, where he performed ceremonial worship of Baba Vishwanath with traditions and rituals.
A large number of devotees thronged the famous Kashi Vishwanath temple in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh to offer prayers to Lord Shiva on the occasion of the fifth ‘Shravan Somvar.’
Reacting to the ongoing survey of the Gyanvapi mosque complex in Varanasi by the Archaeological Survey of India, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Dinesh Lal Yadav 'Nirahua' on Saturday said that the survey a “legal process” and the truth should come out.
As the scientific survey of the Gyanvapi Mosque complex is underway by a team of Archaeological Survey of India is underway on the second day, the Muslim side on Saturday said that till yesterday they were not participating in the survey but now they are "satisfied" and will not obstruct
The scientific survey of the complex began on Friday amid tight security, following Allahabad High Court's order, which allowed the ASI to conduct the survey, to determine if the mosque was built on a pre-existing temple.
The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) will conduct the scientific survey of the Gyanvapi mosque complex, adjacent to Kashi Vishwanath Temple in Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi on Friday.
The Allahabad High Court dismissed Anjuman Intezamia Masjid Committee's plea, challenging the ASI survey of the mosque complex, adjacent to Kashi Vishwanath temple in Varanasi.
The Supreme Court on Monday ordered that Varanasi district court order of ASI Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) survey of the Gyanvapi mosque complex, adjacent to Kashi Vishwanath temples, shall not be enforced till July 26, 5 pm.
Actors Arjun Bijlani and Nikki Sharma recently visited the Kashi Vishwanath Temple in Varanasi. They took blessings for their new show 'Pyaar Ka Pehla Adhyaya Shiv Shakti'.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday visited Shri Kashi Vishwanath Dham and Kotwal Kalbhairav Temple in Kashi and prayed for the welfare of the people of the state.
Awadh's Faruwahi dance and Kashi Vishwanath Damru Vadan Samiti gave a grand welcome to the foreign guests at the airport. The foreign guests also performed Damru Vadan and Indian dance at the airport.