Kanwar Yatra 2022: Devotees offer prayers to Lord Shiva, perform ‘Jalabhishek’
Updated On Jul 26, 2022 01:23 PM IST
- Sawan Shivratri falls in July or August every year. This year it is being celebrated on July 26.
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Devotees thronged Shiva temples around the country to perform ‘Jalabhishek (offer holy water to Shivalingam)’ of Lord Shiva as the Shivaratri of Sawan month is being celebrated after two years of the pandemic, while the police administration has made tight security arrangements.(PTI)
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The month of Sawan is famous for Kanwar Yatra, an annual pilgrimage for Lord Shiva's devotees. The Kanwariyas visit places like Haridwar, Gaumukh and Gangotri in Uttarakhand and Sultanganj in Bihar to fetch the holy water of River Ganga and then worship the God with the same water.(ANI)
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Considering that Kanwar Yatra did not take place for the last two years, the administration in various areas has been adopting all the necessary measures to avoid any untoward incidents during the holy pilgrimage.(ANI)
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While Sawan Shivratri falls on Tuesday, Mangala Gauri fast is also being observed on the same day.(ANI)
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Devotees coming to perform Jalabhishek in the Daksheshwar Mahadev temple located in Kankhal say that the month of Sawan is the most beloved month of Lord Shiva.(ANI)
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"Kankhal is the in-laws of Daksha Prajapati Mahadev and is the first temple of Lord Shiva in the world. Lord Shiva had promised that he would reside here for one month of Sawan and resides only in Daksha Prajapati for the month of Sawan," a devotee was quoted by saying news agency ANI.(ANI)
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"The Ganges had descended from the hair of Lord Shiva in Sawan, therefore, in the month of Sawan, Lord Shiva is worshipped with Ganga water, milk, curd, honey, brown sugarcane juice and hemp datura. In the month of Sawan, all the wishes are fulfilled because Lord Shiva resides here in the month of Sawan," said another devotee.(ANI)
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