Second Monday of 'sawan' month: Lord Shiva Devotees throng to Shivalayas across the nation

Second Monday of 'sawan' month Live updates: on the occasion of the holy month Sawan all the devotees throng to the various temples of lord Shiva to offer prayers. Laughing Pills  present the visuals of Shiva temple and darshan of various cities across the nation.

Devotees across India queued up outsidea Shiva temples to celebrate the second Monday of Hindu calender’s Sawan month. As the Mondays of the Sawan month are considered auspicious, devotees observe fast and offer special prayers to Lord Shiva.

Here is a glimpse:

Mumbai: 'Aarti' being performed at Babulnath temple on the second Monday of 'sawan' month.

Haridwar: Devotees offer prayers to Lord Shiva at Daksha Mahadev temple on the second Monday of 'sawan' month, in Uttarakhand

Delhi: Devotees offer prayers at Gauri Shankar Temple on the second Monday of 'sawan' month.

Varanasi: Devotees queue up outside Kashi Vishwanath Temple to offer prayers to Lord Shiva on the second Monday of 'sawan' month.

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Deoghar: Devotees gather at Baba Baidyanath Dham to offer prayers to Lord Shiva on the second Monday of 'sawan' month, in Jharkhand.

Sawan is also the time when Kanwar yatris make the journey from nearest natural holy source of water to their Shiva temple. Traditionally the arduous yatra is made from Haridwar, Gaumukh and Gangotri in Uttarakhand and Sultanganj in Bihar to fetch holy waters of Ganges River, but in modern times several holy ponds, lakes and rivers host yatris.