An honour to attend 'Vivah Panchami': Yogi Adityanath

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath Wednesday said it was an "honour" to attend the 'Vivah Panchami', the symbolic wedding of Lord Rama with Sita at Janakpur in Nepal.

Adityanath Wednesday attended the Vivah Panchami and offered prayers at the famous Janaki temple in Nepal's historic Janakpur city.

Janakpur is known as the birth place of Sita. A massive Janaki temple was built in memory of Sita in 1910. The three-storied structure made entirely of stone and marble is 50-metre high and spread over 4,860 sq feet.

"It is my privilege to participate in 'Vivah Panchami' celebrations at Janakpur in Nepal... Nepal organised the celebrations on a grand scale where lakhs of people participated," he told reporters here after offering prayers at Mahavir Mandir.

The UP chief minister said with strengthened cultural ties, both India and Nepal can become partners in each other's progress and development.

Adityanath arrived here on Wednesday from Janakpur.

He called on his Bihar counterpart Nitish Kumar at his official residence 1, Aney Marg, officials said.

Adityanath also called on Bihar governor.

"UP CM Yogi Adityanath gave a courtesy call to the Governor Lalji Tandon at Raj Bhavan here," a Raj Bhavan release said.

This is the first time Adityanath visited the Bihar capital after becoming UP CM, the release said.

Official sources said that the UP CM would stay at Raj Bhavan in the night and leave for UP the next morning.