Patna: Chief minister Samrat Choudhary on Wednesday participated in Chitragupta Puja celebrations at multiple venues in the state capital, offering prayers for peace, prosperity and development in the state.Choudhary visited Gardanibagh Thakurbari, where he offered prayers to Lord Chitragupta, revered as the deity of knowledge, writing and justice. He later joined a community feast organised by the Thakurbari Chitragupta Puja Samiti and distributed prasad among devotees.The chief minister also offered prayers at Prem Triloki Samudayik Bhavan in Ashok Nagar, Kankarbagh, and at Saket Vihar in Anisabad. He was accorded a traditional welcome by organisers of the respective Chitragupta Puja committees and felicitated with angavastrams and mementoes.Extending greetings on the occasion, Choudhary wished happiness, prosperity and well-being for the people of Bihar and the country. Notably, the state govt had declared a public holiday on Wednesday for the festival.Several prominent leaders and dignitaries accompanied the chief minister during the celebrations. Among them were MP Ravi Shankar Prasad, former Bihar Legislative Council chairman Awadhesh Narayan Singh, MLAs Sanjeev Chaurasia and Sanjay Kumar, MLC Sanjay Mayukh, and Bihar State Religious Trust Board chairman Ranbir Nandan, besides members of the puja committees of Gardanibagh, Ashok Nagar and Anisabad.
