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| Maha Shivratri celebrated with religious fervour, gaiety | | |  Early Times Report
JAMMU, Mar 4: Maha Shivratri -the great night of Lord Shiva was celebrated with religious fervour and gaiety across the Jammu region today with lakhs of devotees drawn from different areas thronging various Shiv temples to pay obeisance to the Lord from early morning.
Thousands of devotees thronged the holy Ranbireshwar temple here from early in the morning to perform special Pooja of Lord Shiva.
Though rush of devotees was normal during the wee hours, it swelled as the day progressed and continued up to late in the night. The devotees offered flowers, Bel leaves, milk, curd, etc to Lord. Today's Maha Shivratri has a special religious significance as it came on Monday which is considered the day of Lord Shiva as per Hindu mythology, said. Mahant of Ranbireshwar temple. A Bhajan Sandhiya was held from 2 pm to 6-30 pm in the temple premises and bhandaras were served to devotees. The entire Ranbireshwar temple was specially decorated by the devotees on the occasion.
Thousands of devotees also visited the 'Aap Shambu' temple at Roop Nagar on the occasion of Maha Shivratri today. There was a huge rush of devotees in the temple from late last night and it continued up to late tonight also. The devotees were seen in long queues from the temple complex to Green belt park Roop Nagar waiting for their turn of darshan. There was such a huge rush as the serpentine queues of devotees started late last night. Due to the rush many devotees returned without performing darshan in the holy temple. The traffic jam was also witnessed on Bantalab -Janipur road during the day.
Huge rush of devotees was seen at Peer Kho temple in Old City area, Shiv Temples near Tawi bridge and near Rajinder Park where thousands of devotees also visited to offer special prayers of Lord on the occasion of Maha Shivratri today. A large number of devotees also thronged Tri Murti Mandir Janipur Colony to participate in the Maha Shivratri celebrations.
Reports coming from Ramban said that Maha Shivratri was also celebrated with full religious fervour and enthusiasm there. A large number of devotees gathered at the premises of Shiv Mandir Maitra to celebrate the holy festival. The Maha Shivratri was also celebrated with fervour and gaiety across the Chenab Valley here today. Thousands of devotees thronged the various temples to worship Lord Shiva and Parvati. But famous Gupt Ganga Temple in Bhaderwah witnessed the huge rush. All Shiv Temples in Chenab Valley including Pirsthan Shiv Temple Bhaderwah, 12 Jotri Ling Shiv Temple Parnalla, Shiv temple Nagari Doda, Shiv temple Prem Nagar, Shiv temple Thatri, Shiv temple Kishtwar and Shiv Cave Baggar were beautifully decorated on the occasion by devotees.
Reports said that devotees had started thronging the temples in the wee hours and serpentine queues were seen outside all the temples as devotees had to wait for darshan till their turn. However, as part of their tradition the Kashmiri Pandits putting up in Bhaderwah, Kishtwar and Doda celebrated the Shivratri in their houses.
Maha Shivratri festival was celebrated with great Traditional fervor across Udhampur district .
A large Number of devotees thronged Shiva temple at Devika in Udhampur district to pay obeisance to Lord Shiva. Devotees of lord shiva offer milk, water and bael leaves and visit temples of lord shiva . In Devika lord shiva temple It is observed that a large no. of devotees of lord shiva standing in a long queue and waiting for a glimpse of Lord shiva . In inside the temple devotees of lord shiva bathed The Shiv Ling with milk and water and pray for peace and harmony among the peoples in all over the country. |
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