Rose petal shower on kanwariyas & devotees on third Shrawan Somvar
Thousands of devotees made a beeline to the temples. Observing the third Shrawan Somwar (Monday), devotees of all age groups, including
kanwariyas
, thronged prominent Lord Shiv temples including Padila Mahadev, Mankameshwar Mahadev Temple, Takshakeshwar Nath Temple, Someshwar Nath, Nagbasuki, and Shri Natheshwar Mahadev since early morning.
Meanwhile, senior police and administrative officials, including District Magistrate Ravindra Kumar and Commissioner of Police (Prayagraj) Jogendra Kumar, on Monday did a rose petal shower on kanwariyas and devotees at the Sangam area, Bade Hanuman Temple, Mankameshwar Temple, Dashashwamedh, and other ghats from a chopper.
Scores of kanwariyas, who are en route to the Kanwar Yatra arrived at Dashashwamedh Ghat and the banks of the Ganga in Prayagraj district to take holy water and further visited Padila Mahadev (Tharwai), Mankameshwar Mahadev (Sangam city), and Kashi Vishwanath (Varanasi) to offer Jalabhishek to Lord Shiv.
Although every small and big temple of Lord Shiv witnessed a heavy rush of devotees, the maximum rush was seen at the Mankameshwar Temple and Padila Mahadev Temple at Tharwai.
The devotees offered milk, honey, sandalwood paste, and leaves of Bel (wood apple) on 'shivling'. An equal rush was witnessed at the temple of Shivkuti and Someshwar Mahadev in Naini.
Meanwhile, officials of the Prayagraj Police Commissionerate made elaborate security arrangements at temples to regulate the flow of devotees. Apart from barricading, duties of both male and female policemen were assigned at static points to regulate the crowd and traffic.
Throwing light on the importance of Shrawan Somwar, noted religious scholar Dr Amitabh Gour said that, "Lord Shiv showers blessings on all devotees.
This is one of the reasons that motivate millions of Shiv devotees, especially kanwariyas, to cover hundreds of kilometres on bare feet and offer prayers at the shivling during the Shrawan month. Mondays, or Somvar, in month of Shrawan are considered highly auspicious for praying to Lord Shiv."
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