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Second Sawan Somwar sees thousands throng Shiva temples across India
The second Monday of the Sawan month drew large crowds of Shiva devotees to temples across India on August 10. From the Mahakaleshwar Temple in Ujjain to the Babulnath Temple in Mumbai…
The Story in Brief
The second Monday of the Sawan month drew large crowds of Shiva devotees to temples across India on August 10. From the Mahakaleshwar Temple in Ujjain to the Babulnath Temple in Mumbai and the Krishnashram Temple in Nagaon, Assam, worshippers offered prayers, performed Jalabhishek, and attended special rituals. The day also coincided with Som Pradosh, an auspicious occasion for Shiva devotees.
At Ujjain's Mahakaleshwar Temple, thousands attended the early-morning Bhasma Aarti, followed by Maha Panchamrit Abhishek and special adornment of the deity. Devotees also gathered at Prayagraj's Man Kameshwar Temple, Ayodhya's temples, Dehradun's Tapkeshwar Mahadev Temple, Delhi's Gauri Shankar Temple, and Ghaziabad's Dudheshwar Nath Temple. A devotee from Tezpur travelled 75 km to offer water at the Krishnashram Temple in Nagaon.
The Indian Opinion
The coverage of Sawan Somwar tends to focus on visuals of large crowds, feeding a narrative of universal, unquestioning devotion. This skips the quieter reality: many temples reported orderly queues and digital tokens for darshan, showing a shift toward organised worship. The real test of faith may be whether the same energy is spent on conservation of temple tanks and water sources used for abhishek, not just on the spectacle of a single day.
Source: news.abplive.com
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