Mobile Gangajal kiosks of postal dept a big hit among kanwariyas
The Gangajal available in bottles at all post offices counters in the city and other areas for Rs 30 has been procured from Gangotri, as per the notification of the postal department.
Nishant Kumar, official of Jamshedpur postal department said on Monday, "The Gangajal available at counters are a hit among the Shiv bhakts as it is clean and pocket friendly. It is not easy to get Gangajal in Jamshedpur which is an essential item for pujas, so devotees are purchasing the holy water since the beginning of Shravan."
He said, "Last year too Gangajal was sold through post office counters in Shravan, this year the department took a step ahead to help the Shiv bhakts and
kanwariyas
put up mobile stalls outside many prominent temples in and around Jamshedpur."
He added, "In this endeavour, on third Somwari, a mobile stall selling Gangajal has been set outside Deori temple beside Jamshedpur-Ranchi national highway. On Somwaris of Shravan, thousands of devotees and Kanwariyas throng to this temple to worship Lord Shiv."
Kumar said, "In the last Somwari on Aug 4, more such mobile stalls will be put up for devotees. Last year, around 2000 bottles were sold in the city and this year figures will surpass it by many folds."
Mithun Sardar, a Kanwariya, who treks up the Dalma hills to worship Lord Shiv on all Somwaris of Shravan, said, "Water from Gangotri is the purest Gangajal and Central govt department must be lauded for helping the devotees to perform pujas."
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