Varanasi, October 2026 : Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and Gorakshpeethadhishwar Yogi Adityanath and Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday offered prayers at Kashi Kotwal Baba Kaal Bhairav and the Shri Kashi Vishwanath Temple. The two Chief Ministers performed rituals at both temples and prayed for the happiness, prosperity and welfare of the nation and its people.
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma first visited the sanctum of Kashi Kotwal, Baba Kaal Bhairav. They offered prayers and performed the aarti as per the rituals. Thereafter, both Chief Ministers visited the Shri Kashi Vishwanath Temple, where they entered the sanctum sanctorum and performed Jalabhishek and Shodashopachar Puja, praying for the welfare of all.
At the Kaal Bhairav Temple, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath affectionately distributed chocolates to the children present.
