Archive · 4 Sep 2026
Yogi Adityanath To Join Janmashtami Celebrations Across Uttar Pradesh
Yogi Adityanath will take part in Janmashtami celebrations at three places in Uttar Pradesh.
Janmashtami is a festival celebrating the birth of Shri Krishna.
He will begin the day by praying at Shri Krishna Janmabhoomi in Mathura.
He will also perform Gopujan there.
In the evening, he will attend a celebration at the Lucknow Police Lines.
Later, he will go to Gorakhnath Temple in Gorakhpur.
There will be devotional songs, a children’s decoration contest, and gifts such as toys and chocolates.
At midnight, prayers and rituals will be held in the temple’s sanctum.
Yogi Adityanath will offer prayers at Shri Krishna Janmabhoomi in Mathura on Friday morning.
He will perform Gopujan and pay respects at the Shri Krishna Janmabhoomi premises.
The Chief Minister will attend Janmashtami celebrations at Lucknow Police Lines in the evening.
He will join late-night Shri Krishna Janmotsav celebrations at Gorakhnath Temple in Gorakhpur.
Midnight worship, devotional singing, a children’s decoration contest, and gifts for children are planned in Gorakhpur.
- Who
- Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, along with officials and temple representatives.
- What
- He will participate in Janmashtami prayers, rituals, cultural programmes, and midnight worship.
- When
- On Friday, September 4, 2026, according to the article; the report is dated September 3, 2026.
- Where
- Shri Krishna Janmabhoomi in Mathura, Lucknow Police Lines, and Gorakhnath Temple in Gorakhpur.
- Why
- To mark Shri Krishna Janmashtami and join the festival celebrations.
- Chief Minister
- Yogi Adityanath
- Festival
- Shri Krishna Janmashtami
- Morning programme
- Prayers and Gopujan at Shri Krishna Janmabhoomi, Mathura
- Evening programme
- Shri Krishna Janmotsav at Lucknow Police Lines
- Late-night programme
- Celebrations at Gorakhnath Temple, Gorakhpur
- Midnight ritual
- Worship in the temple sanctum amid Vedic chanting
- Additional activities
- Devotional hymns, a child-form decoration competition, and toys and chocolates for children