Patna, April 4 -- A large number of devotees have arrived from all parts of the country and abroad at Gayatri Shaktipeeth at Mastichak near Patna, where they are performing special puja during the auspicious period of Navratri.
Gayatri Shaktipeeth, based at Mastichak village, 40 KM away from the state capital Patna, has become a favourite destination for devotees for special puja(worship), who arrive here from all parts of the country, including Gujarat, Mumbai, Bangalore, Kolkata, and other cities besides remote places.
Established in 1982 by Pandit Ramesh Chandra Shukla, a disciple of Acharya Sriram Sharma, Gayatri Shaktipeeth also runs a chain of 50 eye hospitals in Bihar and neighbouring Uttar Pradesh, including a super-speciality hos...