Gorakhpur, July 11 -- Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday performed holy rituals on the first day of the holy month of 'Sawan', at the Gorakhnath Temple.

The Chief Minister also performed 'Rudrabhishek' and 'Havan' at the temple to mark this occasion.

Chief Minister Adityanath is also the mahant (head priest) of the Gorakhnath Math.

Meanwhile, devotees queued up in large numbers outside the Kashi Vishwanath Temple in Varanasi to offer prayers and mark this occasion.

Devotees arrived in significant numbers at Jharkhandi Mahadev Shiv Mandir in Gorakhpur to offer prayers on the first day of the holy month of 'Sawan'.

A flock of devotees were also spotted at the Nageshwar Nath Mandir and Kshireshwarnath Mahadev Temple ...