Sawan 2020: On ‘Sawan Somwar’, UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath performs puja
New Delhi:
Sawan 2020: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath carried out puja on the Mansarovar Temple in Gorakhpur, on the auspicious ‘Sawan Somwar’ or the primary Monday of Sawan. Sawan or Shravan, the fourth month within the Hindu Calendar, devoted to Lord Shiva, begins as we speak and ends on August 3. Devotees throughout the nation observe quick and pray to Lord Shiva on each ‘Sawan Somwar’.
Yogi Adityanath greeted folks on Twitter on ‘Sawan Somwar’. “Greetings on the first ‘Somwar’ of ‘Sawan’ – Lord Shiva’s favourite and most auspicious day. May Lord Shiva’s blessing keep people safe and the coronavirus be destroyed,” the UP Chief Minister wrote on Twitter. The Chief Minister is the pinnacle priest of the Gorakhnath Temple.
#WATCH Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath gives prayer at Mansarovar Temple in Gorakhpur on the primary Monday of ‘sawan’ month. pic.twitter.com/fjnaD5JGBc
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Gorakhpur: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath gives prayer at Mansarovar Temple, on the primary Monday of ‘sawan’ month. pic.twitter.com/4EL6YRmv7b
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In Varanasi, devotees took a holy dip in Ganga and supplied prayers on ‘Sawan Somwar.’ Many gathered on the Kashi Vishwanath Temple this morning.
Varanasi: Devotees collect at Kashi Vishwanath Temple on the primary Monday of ‘sawan’ month. pic.twitter.com/hIFi1obhEJ
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Special puja and aarti was carried out on the Mahakaleshwar Temple in Ujjain as we speak.
#WATCH: Prayers being supplied at Mahakaleshwar Temple in Ujjain, on the primary Monday of ‘sawan’ month. #MadhyaPradeshpic.twitter.com/vNsw4UNbir
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Devotees provide prayers at Gauri Shankar Temple in Delhi’s Chandni Chowk on ‘Sawan Somwar’. Temple authorities say precautionary measure to Coronavirus had been maintained.
Delhi: Devotees provide prayers at Gauri Shankar Temple in Chandni Chowk on the primary Monday of ‘sawan’ month. Temperature of devotees can also be being checked with thermometer gun, as a precautionary measure to include the unfold of #Coronavirus. pic.twitter.com/YCQY3klqY9
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Sawan can also be the second of the Chaturmas or the 4 auspicious months of the yr. Mythology says, it’s in Sawan that Lord Shiva had chosen Parvati as his spouse and the month is devoted to Shiva and Parvati. Many devotees of Shiva quick each Monday or the ‘Sawan Somwar’ to hunt his blessings.