KANWAR YATRA

Kanwar Yatra is thee festival of Hindu which falls in the month of Shravan starts in mid-July started the sacred pilgrimage journey,it’s commemorate in Uttarakhand and other parts of India During this yatra, millions of devotees of Lord Shiva known as 'Kanwariya' from all states and cities of India make a journey to Haridwar, Gangotri, and Gaumukh in the state of Uttarakhand while chanting Bol Bam to gather sacred water from the River Ganga and carry it across hundreds of miles to offer it at their local or popular Shiva temples such as Pura Mahadeva and Augharnath temple in Meerut, and Kashi Vishwanath, Baidyanath, and Deoghar in Jharkhand. During the Kanwar Yatra During the Kanwar Yatra that starts in the monsoon months, the devotees of Lord Shiva event observe a fast for every Monday Sawan Shivratri is the day for the water offering or jalabhishek. There will be two monthly Shivratri in every year when Shravan falls during Adhik Maas, an additional month in the Hindu calendar (Sawan Shivratris). 'Kanwariya’s carried by the pilgrims on both shoulders during the Kanwar Yatra . It’s a little bamboo pole with two colorful clay pots connected to its opposing ends. While undertaking this trip, the Kanvarias balance the water for giving at the shrine of Lord Shiva.,It’s a long month ceremony they gather holy water from designated pilgrimage sites while walking barefoot and dressed in saffron. After that, the devotees go back to their hometown and visit the local temple to conduct the abhishekam of the Shivling It’s thought of as an expression of gratitude for everything good in their lives. 

 

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