On the occasion of Sawan Shivratri, a huge crowd of devotees gathered to perform Jalabhishek in Shiva temples

Kanpur, 02 August (HS). On the occasion of Shivratri of Shravan month, a crowd of devotees gathered in Shiva temples from Friday morning to perform Jalabhishek of Aadidev Lord Mahadev. Shiva temples are echoing with the chanting of Bam-Bam Bhole Nath by devotees waiting for their turn outside the temples. In view of security, police force has been deployed inside and outside the temples.

Long queues of devotees were seen since dawn to perform Jalabhishek in all the Shiva temples including Anandeshwar, Siddheshwar Nath, Bhuteshwar Nath, Bankhandeshwar, Thaneshwar, Kotwaleshwar, Jhagdeshwar, Bhuteshwar Mahadev, famous as ancient Choti Kashi located in Kanpur city. The district administration had installed barricades about 200 meters before the temple to check the movement of vehicles. In view of security, heavy police force and temple administration sevadars have made tight arrangements for the safety of all the devotees in all the Shiva temples of the city. On the instructions of the Police Commissioner, all the Shiva temples are being monitored with CCTV cameras and drones.

Police force, PSC, divers have been deployed on all the ghats of Ganga since the first Monday of Shravan month. Apart from this, secret security agencies are also active in view of security at Shiva temples and ghats.