Uttar Pradesh: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath offered prayers at Gorakhnath temple on the first day of the holy month of Sawan

Gorakhpur: Yogi Adityanath, the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, conducted religious ceremonies at the Gorakhnath Temple on Friday, the first day of the holy month of “Sawan.” To commemorate this anniversary, the Chief Minister also gave performances of “Havan” and “Rudrabhishek” at the temple.

Adityanath, the chief minister, serves as the Gorakhnath Math’s mahant, or head priest.

Devotees gathered in long lines outside Varanasi’s Kashi Vishwanath Temple to commemorate the anniversary and offer prayers.

The first day of the holy month of ‘Sawan ‘saw a large influx of devotees visiting the Jharkhandi Mahadev Shiv Mandir in Gorakhpur to offer prayers.

The first day of ‘Sawan’ also saw a swarm of pilgrims visiting the Kshireshwarnath Mahadev Temple and Nageshwar Nath Mandir in Ayodhya.

On this occasion, devotees from Kanpur flocked to the Anandeshwar Mahadev Mandir to offer prayers.
On the first day of the holy month of Sawan, Rajasthan Deputy Chief Minister Diya Kumari also conducted ceremonies and offered prayers at the Raj Rajeshwar Mandir in Jaipur City Palace.

Images from the Prachin Shri Bhairav Mandir in Kalkaji, the nation’s capital, showed worshippers carrying out ceremonies on this special day.

On the first day of the holy month of Sawan, devotees prayed at the Daksheswar Mahadev Temple in Haridwar.
On the first day of the ‘Sawan’ month, early Friday, devotees also gathered at the Mahakaleshwar temple in Ujjain to offer prayers.

“Rudrabhishek” was conducted in the temple to commemorate the event. The images depict the offering of milk, curd, and honey to Lord Shiva during the “rudrabhishek,” which is followed by the priests’ Vedic hymns.

On the first day of the holy month of “Sawan,” the devotees were seen forming a line to worship Lord Shiva.
Sawan month begins on July 11 and ends on August 9 this year.

One of the holiest months in the Hindu lunar calendar is “Sawan,” which falls in the fifth month. During this season, every Monday is considered to be a particularly lucky day to fast and ask Lord Shiva for his blessings. Goddess Parvati, Lord Shiva’s spouse, is honored on all Tuesdays, or Mangalwar, throughout the month of Shravan.

In Hindu mythology, the month of Sawan is particularly significant because it is said that Lord Shiva ate the poison that resulted from the ocean’s churning (Samudra Manthan), protecting the cosmos from its harmful consequences.

During this time, devotees fast and pray in order to ask Lord Shiva for his blessings.

Many decide to simply consume fruits, milk, and some things that are allowed while fasting and to avoid eating grains altogether.

During Sawan month, many homes and temples fervently pursue the usual customs of reciting Shiva mantras, singing bhajans (devotional songs), and conducting Rudrabhishek (ceremonial washing of Shiva Lingam with holy ingredients).