Mahant lights khappar at Budhiya Mai Temple
A mahant performs the age old khappar ritual — bearing a blazing sacred fire bowl — during Maha Navami observances at the Budhiya Mai Temple, Kushmi Jungle, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, on 19 October 2026.
A mahant performs the age old khappar ritual — bearing a blazing sacred fire bowl — during Maha Navami observances at the Budhiya Mai Temple, Kushmi Jungle, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, on 19 October 2026.
A mahant raises his hand in a devotional gesture while carrying a blazing khappar during Maha Navami celebrations at Budhiya Mai Temple, Kushmi Jungle, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, on 19 October 2026.
At Budhiya Mai Temple in Kushmi Jungle, Gorakhpur, a mahant is captured mid ritual — hand raised, khappar ablaze — as Maha Navami festivities reached their ceremonial peak on 19 October 2026.
Maha Navami 2026 culminated at Budhiya Mai Temple, Kushmi Jungle, Gorakhpur, with a mahant conducting the revered khappar rite — symbolising divine energy — before devotees gathered on 19 October 2026.