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Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Aug 8: Symbolizing the last leg of the Amarnath pilgrimage, Lord Shiva's mace, traditionally known as 'chhari mubarak', was Monday taken from a temple in this Jammu and Kashmir capital for its six-day journey to the Amarnath cave shrine.
Amid chanting of Vedic hymns, a group of sadhus led by Swami Deepinder Giri, the custodian of the mace, took the 'chhari Mubarak' from the temple inside the Akhara Building complex in Srinagar city after prayers. It was taken to Pahalgam on way to the Amarnath shrine, dedicated to Lord Shiva.
The month-and-half-long annual pilgrimage will come to a close with the arrival of the mace at Amarnath on Aug 13, Shravan Purnima. Mahant Giri lauded the role of the locals for extending all help to pilgrims and making the pilgrimage successful.
"We will pray for peace and prosperity," he said and expressed satisfaction that pilgrimage remained peaceful. He said ''Chhari-Sthapana'' ceremony was performed at Shri Amareshwar temple on August 2, where holy Mace was kept for darshan.
However, on August 4, Chhari-Pujan was performed at the Temple, amid chanting a Vedic hymns by Mahant Deependra Giri, of the Chhari Mubarak, along with Sadhus who had come from across the country. As described in scriptures, Chhari Pujan was an important ritual to be performed traditionally on 'Nag-Panchami' (Shravan Shukla Paksha
Panchami) before leaving for the main course of pilgrimage.
Mahant Giri said that before eruption of militancy, Sadhus on foot carrying Chhari- Mubarak used to start their journey for Holy Shrine immediately after this Pujan. After night halts at Pampore, Bijbehara, Martand, Aishmuquam, Pahalgam, Chandanwari, Sheshnag, Panchtarani Chhari-Mubarak would reach the holy cave on 'Shravan-Purnima' the 'Raksha-Bandhan' day.
Chhari-Mubarak, one depicting Lord Shiva and another Goddess Parvati shall be kept in the temple for 'Darshan' till commencement of main course of pilgrimage tomorrow to reach Holy Shrine on 'Shravan-Purnima' that falls on August 13.
He said ''The True Trust'' founded by him had made all the arrangements for Sadhus and other devotees coming from across the country to join Chhari-Mubarak for their food, accommodation and transportation during the pilgrimage. Amid tight security arrangements, Devotees, led by Mahant Giri, holding the holy Mace later left in vehicles for next halting station.
It was taken to historic Shankaracharya temple on the bank of Dal Lake on the occasion of '' Haryalic-Amavasya'' as per age old customs last week. The Chhari-Mubarak was taken to ''Sharika-Bhawani'' Temple in the downtown city to pay obeisance to the Goddess last week. 46-day-long annual pilgrimage to the holy Amarnath Cave shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas, which commenced from June 29, will conclude on August 13 when the holy Mace will be taken inside the cave shrine. The return journey of the holy Mace will start after August 13.
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