E-Paper
Sawan 2023: Devotees throng temples on first Monday
This year, the Shravan period stretches for two months instead of the usual one-month period and there would be eight Mondays instead of four.
1 / 6
View Photos in a new improved layout
Published on Jul 10, 2023 10:25 am IST
Sawan commenced on July 4 this year and will continue till August 31 this year. Hindu devotees from across the country offered prayers in Lord Shiva temples on the first Monday of the month of Sawan 2023. (PTI)
2 / 6
View Photos in a new improved layout
Published on Jul 10, 2023 10:25 am IST
Devotees offered prayers at the Nageshwar Shiv temple in Kanpur and the Daksha Prajapati Shiv temple in Haridwar. (AFP)
3 / 6
View Photos in a new improved layout
Published on Jul 10, 2023 10:25 am IST
Devotees offered prayers at the Nageshwar Shiv temple in Kanpur and the Daksha Prajapati Shiv temple in Haridwar.(AFP)
4 / 6
View Photos in a new improved layout
Published on Jul 10, 2023 10:25 am IST
Devotees who are termed Kanwariyas visit places like Haridwar, Gaumukh, and Gangotri in Uttarakhand and Sultanganj in Bihar to fetch the holy water of the River Ganga and then worship the God with that water. (PTI)
5 / 6
View Photos in a new improved layout
Published on Jul 10, 2023 10:25 am IST
This year, the Shravan period stretches for two months instead of the usual one-month period. Previously, an almost two-month-long Shravan period was observed approximately 19 years ago. (ANI)
6 / 6
View Photos in a new improved layout
Published on Jul 10, 2023 10:25 am IST