Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath on Thursday performed a havan at the Gorakhnath Temple in Gorakhpur on the occasion of Maha Ashtami. "Today, as per the tradition of Nath sect, I performed Mahanisha puja and havan as per the rituals," CM Yogi said on X. He stated that he prayed to Maa Bhagwati for the welfare of the state's citizens.