BI News, Patna: On the day of Maha Ashtami of Navratra festival, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar visited Shitala Mata Temple located at Agamkuan, Badi Patandevi Temple and Chhoti Patandevi Temple located in Patna City and offered prayers. The priests conducted the ritual puja for Chief Minister Nitish Kumar with chanting of mantras. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar wished mother Shitala Devi, mother elder Patandevi and mother younger Patandevi for the happiness, peace, prosperity and progress of the state.
Chief Minister Nitish Kumar also visited Sri Sri Badi Devi Ji and Sri Sri Dalhatta Devi Ji located in Marufganj and worshiped Goddess Bhagwati Durga.
Chief Minister Nitish Kumar was presented clothes and insignia by Maroofganj Marwari Seva Samiti. During the puja, Finance, Commerce and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Vijay Kumar Choudhary, Bihar State Disaster Management Authority member Kaushal Kishore Mishra, Additional Advisor to the Chief Minister Manish Kumar Verma, Officer on Special Duty to the Chief Minister Gopal Singh, District Magistrate Chandrashekhar Singh, Senior Superintendent of Police Shri Rajiv Organizers including Mishra, other dignitaries and devotees were present.
