PATNA: On the auspicious occasion of Mahaashtami, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar visited the historic Patan Devi temple on Tuesday to offer prayers to Goddess Durga.
Accompanied by Water Resources Minister Vijay Kumar Choudhary, Principal Secretary Deepak Kumar, and several senior bureaucrats, the Chief Minister performed rituals and prayed for the peace and prosperity of the state.
Priests of the Patan Devi temple welcomed Nitish Kumar with Mata Ki Chunri before he spent time inside the sanctum, offering his respects to the deity.
After the temple visit, he also toured several Durga Puja pandals across Patna, greeting devotees and inspecting the festive preparations.
On Mahasaptami, Nitish Kumar visited several Durga Puja pandals in Patna to seek the blessings of Goddess Durga on Monday evening.
The Chief Minister first offered prayers at the Shri Shri Durga Puja Mahotsav Shiv Mandir, Khajpura, and the Shri Shri Durga Ashram, Sheikhpura, where he extended festive greetings to the people of Bihar.