Several videos of the Kanya Pujan have also surfaced on social media showing Shastri personally washing the feet of young girls, applying tilak on their foreheads, and honouring them as forms of Goddess Durga. He can also be seen bowing to them as a mark of respect.

Later, he served food to all the girls with his own hands as prasad. In a touching moment, the girls placed their hands on Maharaj’s head and gave him blessings.

At the end of the ceremony, each girl was given dakshina (money) and a chunari as part of the traditional ritual. The event reflected deep faith and the importance of honoring the divine feminine during Navratri.

The similar event was held during the last Sharad Navratri at Bageshwar Dham, where Dhirendra Krishna Shastri organised Kanya Pujan and a special feast on Ashtami.

He washed the feet of young girls, applied tilak, offered chunri and dakshina. The dham also hosted daily rituals, yajna, devotional songs, Ramleela, and religious discourses throughout Navratri.