Kasganj, Amrit thoughts: Kavad fair started in Soron. Shops are ready to decorate. The group of Shiva devotees from far and wide is reaching the Ganges ghats to fill the kavad. Tire has become Shivamay about this. The shouts of bombs are echoing in the pilgrimage city. The process of arrival of Kanwari starts in the early hours. The administrative staff is engaged in fixing the arrangements of the fair.
Shivaratri is the festival of pleasing the gods of Devas on 26 February. Due to this, shops in the Kavad fair in the Tire Tirtha city are ready. Shiva devotees have started reaching the Gangaghat to fill the kavad. However, only far-flung kawandis are reaching. On Saturday, the batch of Kanwari of Shivpuri district of Madhya Pradesh reached Lahra Ganga Ghat, where he took a bath in the Ganges and raised the kanvad.
Sher Singh of Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh says that every year the pilgrims come to take Ganga water, come here and decorate the kavad. The ancient mythological temples visit and offer Ganga water to the Siddha temple located here. Laxman Singh says that many generations are associated with Tirthanagari. His grandfather-grandfather Tirthanagri used to come to the Ganges bath. They are maintaining the same tradition. They walk 450 km to fill the water and will perform Jalabhishek on their Ishtadeva on Mahashivaratri. At the same time, the district administration is also engaged in fixing the arrangements regarding the Kandar Yatra so that no kanwadis will have any problem.
The atmosphere became Shivamay with bombing shouts
Ghungroo on the feet, “bomb-bombs,” on the lips, “Kavad on the shoulder, the Kawadis holding the Gerua clothes are being taken without steps. The atmosphere from the Kaswadis passing from Soron to Kasganj also became Shivamay. The cheers of “bomb-bombs” are heard. However, far-flung Kanwadis are reaching the Ganges Ghats to fill water.
Raunak on the ghats, cheering “Har-Har Gange”
The Mahashivaratri festival of Lord Shiva’s faith is on 26 February. Shiva devotees from far and wide are reaching Kasganj district to fill Ganga water for Jalabhishek on the Ganges Ghats. The Ganges ghats have started increasing.
Shops decorated in pilgrimage
Kavad decoration shops are adorned in the Tirthanagri Tire. Along with the state, Shiva devotees reach the Ganges ghats to take bath in Ganga bath and water from far-flung areas including Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan. On Saturday, all the Shiva devotees reached the Ganges Ghat to take Ganga water.
They take Ganga water from these ghats
In this month of faith, Kanwariyas arrive at Shahbazpur, Kadarganj, Lahra, Kachla Ghat to get Ganga water. There is a crowd at the Kavad decoration shops. The atmosphere in the pilgrimage city Soron is even more devotional. There is a lot of enthusiasm among Shiva devotees regarding the Kanwar fair.
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