Fourth Monday. Crowd gathered at Rourkela and nearby Shiva temples, Jalabhishek of Mahadev was performed

Rourkela. On the fourth Monday of the month of Sawan, a huge crowd of devotees gathered at Shiva temples in and around the city. There was a continuous flow of people from morning to evening to offer prayers. On this occasion, special arrangements were made by the temple committee of many Shivalayas. Many programmes related to devotion were also organised. Shri Balunkeshwar temple and Chandrashekhar Mahadev temple located at Vedvyas were the most crowded. Devotees reached here early in the morning and after bathing in Sangam, they offered prayers at the temple and performed Jalabhishek. From Sunday evening to Monday morning, a large number of devotees left with Kanwar for various temples in the city. Especially at Gupteshwar Mahadev temple, Dhavaleshwar Mahadev temple at Devgaon and other temples, devotees offered Kanwar water. More than 15 thousand devotees worshipped at the Dhavleshwar Mahadev temple located in Devgaon from morning till evening.

Worship took place throughout the day in the city’s temples.

Shiv Temple located in Sankat Mochan Mandir complex near Railway Station, Sankat Mochan Mandir located at Old Station, Shiv Mandir Plant Site, Uditnagar Panch Mandir, Shiv Mandir near Civil Town Tarini Mandir, Chhend Shiv Mandir, FCI Loknath Mandir, Lal Building Lane Shiv Mandir, Mukteshwar and Sarveshwar Mahadev Temple located at Timber Colony, Railway Colony Shiv Temple, Bandamunda Sector C Shiv Temple, Shiv Temple located at Nayabazar Hill, Sector-3 Jagannath Vaidyanath Temple, Koyalnagar Shiv Temple, Sector-16 Joda Shiv Temple, Sector-16 Dhavleshwar Temple, Sector-6 Apart from the Shiva Temple, a large number of devotees arrived at other Shiva temples and offered prayers and performed Jalabhishek. Since the festival of Rakshabandhan falls on the last Monday of Sawan on August 19, a large number of devotees are expected to flock to Shiva temples on that day as well.

Bhandara organized at Tarakera Dhavleshwar temple

On the fourth Monday of the holy month of Sawan, a grand Bhandara was organized at the Dhavleshwar Shiv temple in Tarkera. It was organized by the devotees of the region of modern India. On this occasion, Baba was supernaturally decorated with flowers. It included the temple committee chairman Ravi Dehuri, head priest Viranchi Dehuri, Jagannath Dehuri, Jagga Dehuri, Shankar Nayak, Arun Tripathi, Prasanna Tripathi and other officials of the temple committee. On Monday, a large number of devotees from different sections of the region of Rourkela, Tarakera, Fertilizer, Civil Township and surrounding areas arrived to perform Jalabhishek at this temple.

Birmitrapur: Kanwariyas performed Jalabhishek at Gupteshwar Shivalaya and the hill temple.

Thousands of Kavaris performed Jalabhishek at Gupteshwar Shivalay and the hill temple of Birmitrapur town. The entire town resonated with the slogans of Bolbam. On the fourth Monday, a large number of devotees from Birmitrapur and surrounding areas reached Birmitrapur on foot carrying water from Vedvyas. Various institutions arranged camps at various places to serve the Kanwariyas. There were arrangements for refreshments etc. In Kumjharia, under the leadership of Sunil Tiwari, Munna Mittal, Aditya Shukla, Rahul Mittal served the Kanwariyas by distributing biscuits and tea. Similarly, Anand Paswan, Shyam Sharma, Naresh Tandi, Prakash Jha, Vicky Aggarwal, Arun Aggarwal and Munnan Mishra distributed prasad of rice, dalma and chutney at the hill temple. A crowd of devotees gathered at the Gupteshwar temple since morning. Bol Bam slogans resounded in the temple complex.

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