The Chief Minister directly reached the Delhi-Meerut highway from Saharanpur, where he showered flowers on the thousands of Shiva devotees gathered there.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Saturday welcomed Lord Shiva devotees to Devbhoomi Uttarakhand and said that Haridwar is the centre of reverence for the whole country and the holy place has the special blessings of Mother Ganga and Lord Bholenath.
Additionally, Kanwar Yatra is a significant ritual during this period. People gather water from sacred rivers for this rite and place it in little mud pots known as Kanwars. Devotees don saffron-coloured clothes while carrying the holy water and walk on foot to visit temples dedicated to Lor
According to the Uttarkashi district administration, in the last four days, about one thousand Shiva devotees have returned from Gangotri and Gomukh after collecting Gangajaal. Shiva devotees will offer water to Lord Shiva on July 15, the Shivratri of Sawan month.
Haridwar (Uttarakhand) [India], July 26 (ANI): More than three crore Shiva devotees have visited Haridwar till now to collect the holy Ganga water to be offered as 'Jalabhishek' to Lord Shiva, the district magistrate said on Tuesday.
Haridwar (Uttarakhand) [India], July 26 (ANI): A large number of devotees flooded the Daksheshwar Mahadev temple to celebrate Shivratri on Tuesday. Considered to be the most auspicious day of the holy month of Sawan, people offered prayers to Lord Shiva and performed 'Jalabhishek' ie offe
Haridwar (Uttarakhand) [India], July 23 (ANI): A large number of Shiva devotees are reaching Haridwar to collect water from the Ganges for the 'Jalabhishek' of Lord Shiva to be held on July 26.
Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], July 14 (ANI): As many as 5,00,000 lord Shiva devotees are expected to appear to worship the deity at Kashi Vishwanath Temple in Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi during the month of Shravan, said the Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the temple.
New Delhi/Mumbai/Amritsar [India], Feb 21 (ANI): Sea of devotees on Friday morning throng temples of Lord Shiva in several parts of the country to offer prayers on the occasion of Maha Shivratri.
Meerut (Uttar Pradesh) [India], July 29 (ANI): A Czechoslovakian national is offering food to Kanwariyas, the annual pilgrimage of Lord Shiva devotees in a camp organised by his father-in-law in Meerut.
New Delhi (India), July 22 (ANI): With the chant of 'Om Namah Shivaya' echoing in the temples, the auspicious month of Sawan (Shravan) began on Monday.
Surat (Gujarat) (India), March 26 (ANI): Gujarat minister Ganpat Vasava has stirred a controversy by saying that Congress president Rahul Gandhi should be made to consume poison by his party workers to prove that he is a true devotee of Lord Shiva.