CM Fadnavis seeks Devi's blessings at MLA Fuke's Nagpur home
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On the auspicious ninth night of Navratri, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis stepped away from the seat of power and into a moment of quiet devotion — visiting the Nagpur residence of MLA Dr. Parinayfuke on 12 October 2026 to seek the blessings of Devi Mata.
Sharing the visit on X, CM Fadnavis opened with a classical Sanskrit shloka — 'Sarvamagala maangalye, shive sarvaartha saadhike' — a timeless invocation to Goddess Parvati as the bestower of all auspiciousness. He wrote that he offered prayers for 'the happiness, prosperity, and welfare of all.'
Nagpur ties and Navratri tradition
The visit carried a personal dimension: Nagpur is CM Fadnavis's home city and political stronghold. Hosting the Chief Minister for Navratri darshan, MLA Dr. Parinayfuke — the sitting legislator from Nagpur — was also tagged alongside fellow leader Chandrashekhar Bawankule in the post, signalling a gathering of Maharashtra's ruling coalition at a time of celebration.
Navratri, the nine-night festival honouring the goddess in her many forms, holds deep cultural resonance across Maharashtra. Public figures seeking darshan and performing community prayers during the festival is a long-standing tradition that bridges the political and the personal.
The prayer behind the post
Fadnavis did not make a political announcement. The message was one of collective blessing — a Chief Minister invoking divine grace for every citizen's well-being, prosperity, and happiness during one of the year's most widely observed festivals.
As Maharashtra heads deeper into the festive season, a Chief Minister kneeling before a deity in his own city is a reminder that in Indian public life, faith and governance rarely travel entirely separate roads.