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| Devotees pay obeisance to Chhari-Mubarak in Srinagar | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Aug 4 : Large number of devotees, including sadhus, are visiting Rameshwar temple at Dashnami Akhara near here to have glimpse of 'Chhari Mubarak', holy Silver Mace of Lord Shiva and pay obeisance before Chhari will start final journey to holy Amarnath cave shrine on August 6 morning.
As per age old tradition, on July 31 'Chhari-Sthapana and Dhwajardon' was conducted on the occasion of 'Tritiya' at Dashnami Akhara.
Traditional Chhari-Pujan would let performed on August 8 at 1600 hrs.
The Chhari has been kept in Rameshwar temple at Dashnami Akhara in Maisuma locality of the city, where the office of Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) is also located. Large number of devotees, including sadhus, are visiting the temple everyday to pay obeisance and have glimpse of the Silver Mace. Mahant Deependra Giri, custodian of the Chhari-Mubarak, said pujan is held in the morning at 0500 hrs and at 2000 hrs in the night every day.
He said that the Silver Mace will commence its final journey of yatra-2014 to holy cave on August 6 at 0800 hrs.
However, before 90s, the Chhari was taken shortly before sunset from the Akhara on foot and had night halt at several halting stations before reaching to Pahalgam. Now for security reasons the Chhari is taken in a vehicle under unprecedented security arrangements and reaches Pahalgam same evening after organising pujan on way at Durga Nag, Sureshwar temple, Shiv temple Pampore, Shiv temple Bijbehara, Martand-Tirth Mattan, Ganesh temple across river Lidder at Ganeshbal. He said Charri will leave on August 7 for Chandanwari, the last motorable halting station on traditional route after night halt at Pahalgam on the occasio of 'Ekadashi-Dwadashi'.
On August 8 on the occasion of 'Dwadashi-Tryodashi' Chhari will leave from Chandanwari for Sheshanag for a night halt there.
He said on August 9 on the occasion of 'Tryodashi-Chaturdashi' Chhari will leave Sheshnag for a night halt at Panchtarni.
Finally the Chhari will be taken to holy Cave shrine in the morning of August 10 from Panchtarni for a final Pujan, marking the end of annual 45-day-long pilgrimage this year on the occasion of Sharavan Purnima. Mahant Giri said the Chhari will return to its abode at Deshnami Akhara on August 12 after organising traditional pujan and other rituals on way back from holy Cave. |
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