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Varanasi, August 31 (HS). From the festival of Shri Krishna Janmashtami, Shri Laddu Gopal, seated in the court of Shri Kashi Vishwanath, will be worshipped till the Chaturdashi date of the sixth Bhadrapad Krishna Paksha on September 1. As part of the innovations conceived by the Shri Kashi Vishwanath Temple Trust, on the fifth day in the Dham, on Saturday, the Bhog Aarti of Shri Laddu Gopal along with Mahadev Shri Vishwaeshwar was performed in the sanctum sanctorum of the temple at 11.30 am. At 5 pm in the evening, the ritual of Laddu Gopal becoming Vishnuswaroop will be performed in the Satyanarayan temple, the main temple premises. In the evening itself, Andhra Pradesh's Veena player Nagalakshmi and 15 artists with her will play the Veena in the temple square. Before this, on Friday evening, Shri Laddu Gopal was worshipped along with Shakti Swaroopa Maa Gauri.
On the fifth day of Shri Krishna Janmashtami festival, Shri Laddu Gopal and Maa Gauri were adorned with red and white flowers and dressed in red clothes. Laddu Gopal seated with Shakti Swaroopa Maa Gauri was continuously worshipped by the devotees from evening till the sleeping aarti. The worship of Lord Shri Laddu Gopal began with the recitation of Narayan Stotra. On Sunday, after Lord Laddu Gopal's Chhaththi, he will depart in the form of Vishnu for the next year. In such a situation, during the procession, Laddu Gopal met all the gods symbolically by visiting their temples. The procession began from near Mother Parvati. First of all, after darshan from the northern gate of Shri Vishwanath, Laddu Gopal met Nikumbh Vinayak. Then meeting Nandishwar, Vyaseshwar Mahadev, Kubereshwar Mahadev, Laddu Gopal stopped at the temple of Goddess Annapurna Mata located in the north-east corner of Vishwanath ji and received rice from Annapurna Mata.
After meeting Badri Narayan Ji and the Tridevis Maa Ganga, Yamuna and Saraswati, Laddu Gopal stopped at the Satyanarayan temple and changed his garland. Thereafter, after paying obeisance to Bhoomeshwar, Avimukteshwar and Tarkeshwar Mahadev, Laddu Gopal entered from the southern gate, met Vishwanath Ji and wore Rudraksha. After that, after saluting Dandapani Ji, Laddu Gopal also met Hanuman Ji. Before once again becoming Vishnu for a year, Laddu Gopal was made to meet all the gods and then the procession returned ceremonially. After returning, Laddu Gopal again took his seat in front of Maa Parvati.