Shades of devotion: First Monday of holy month Shravan

First Monday of Sawan Yadav brothers have Jalabhishek Vishwanath Baba temple at varanasi road. (Rajesh Kumar/Hindustan Times) (Rajesh Kumar/HT Photo)

Updated on: Jul 26, 2016 1:00 AM IST

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First Monday of Sawan Yadav brothers have Jalabhishek Vishwanath Baba temple at varanasi road. (Rajesh Kumar/Hindustan Times) (Rajesh Kumar/HT Photo)

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Devotees offer prayers at the Gauri Shankar temple in New Delhi. Shravan month is also known as Sawan month in north Indian states. All Mondays that fall during Shravan month are considered auspicious for fasting. (Ravi Choudhary/HT Photo)

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People worship Lord Shiva on the first Monday of Hindu calendar Shravan, at a temple in Preet Vihar in New Delhi. (Sushil Kumar/HT Photo)

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Shiva devotees in huge numbers thronged temples across the state on the first Monday of the holy Shravan month . (Ravi Choudhary/HT Photo)

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Devotees offer offerings on the Shivlinga on the first Monday of Shravan month. (Parveen Kumar/HT Photo)

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Devotees offer prayers at the Gauri Shankar temple in New Delhi. (Ravi Choudhary/HT Photo)

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Shiva temples in Gorakhpur, Kanpur, Lucknow and Agra saw thousands of devotees line up to offer prayers to the deity. (Ravi Choudhary/HT Photo)