On the occasion of last Monday of Shravan month, huge crowd of Kanwariyas and devotees were seen at various Shiva temples across Odisha
The chants of Shiva mantras, om namah shivaya and har har shambhu was reverberating in the atmosphere across all Shiva temples in Odisha. Special arrangements have been made for the rituals and crowd management at almost all Shiva temples.
At Lingaraj temple in Bhubaneswar for last Monday of Shravan, the temple were opened at 3 am. Following which ‘Mangal Alati’ took place at 3.30 am and ‘Abakasa Niti’ at 4 am.
The famous Baba Akhandalamani temple of Lord Shiva in Bhadrak district of Odisha was very crowded. Barricades were erected to manage the crowd. Serpentine queues were see in front of the temple since 4 am.
There were first aid and mobile medical units on the roads to ensure safety of the Kanwariyas. ODRAF and firefighting units have been deployed at water lifting points near different rivers.
Thousands of Kanwariyas thronged various ghats to observe shravan in Odisha and to collect water from different rivers. The number of Bolbom Devotees is generally higher on the last shravan somvar.
Shravan month or Shravan masa is that time of the Hindu calendar when devotees of Lord Shiva adhere to several rituals. They (Kanwariyas) carry water from long distances on foot and pour that water on the head of Shiva to appease the Lord. Most Hindus abstain from non-vegetarian food for the entire month.
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