PAHALGAM: The ‘Chhari Mubarak’, holy Silver Mace of Lord Shiva today left this base camp for Chandanwari, the last motorable halting station on traditional yatra route to holy Amarnath cave shrine on the occasion of ” Dwadashi”.
After pujan and other rituals, the devotees, led by Mahant Deependra Giri, left this afternoon for Chandanwari for a night halt there.
The ‘Chhari’ had reached here from Srinagar after having pujan at several places on way on August 2 evening.
Mahant Giri, custodian of the ‘Chhari’ said before the eruption of militancy in early 90s the ‘Chhari Mubarak’ was taken in a procession from Dashnami Akhara shortly after sunset for a night halt at Durga Nag temple in Srinagar.
Now the ‘Chhari Mubarak’ is leaving in the morning to reach Pahalgam on same day in a vehicle with halts at some places on way.
Now ‘Chhari Mubarak’ was being taken from Srinagar to here though with some pujan at several places on the way on the same day.
After night halt at Chandanwari, the ‘chhari’ will leave for Sheshnag at 0700 hrs for a night halt there tomorrow on ” tryodashi”, he said .
On “Chaturdashi” on August 6, ‘chhari’ will leave from Sheshnag from 0700 hrs for a night halt at Panchtarni.
Mahant Giri said the ‘Chhari Mubarak’ will be taken inside the cave on August 7 for final puja on the concluding day of the 40-day-long pilgrimage this year.
He said on Raksha Bandhan on August 7 “Sharavan Purnima” ‘Chhari Mubarak’ will proceed for holy cave for Pujan at 0700 hrs from Panchtarni.
Traditional rituals shall be performed & prayers shall be offered the whole day at holy cave.
However, before dusk, ‘Chhari Mubarak’ shall leave for night halt at Panchtarani, he said, adding from there chhari will leave for night halt at Pahalgam at 0700 hrs on August 8.
On August 9 ‘Dvitiya Pujan’ & ‘Visarjan’ ceremonies shall be performed at 0915 hrs on the bank of river Lidder at Pahalgam. Thereafter, traditional ‘Kari-Pakouri’ Bhandara shall be organised for sadhus. With this last ritual, annual pilgrimage of Swami Amarnath Ji shall culminate and ‘Chhari Mubarak’ shall return to its Abode Ameshwar temple Desknami Akahtar at Srinagar. (AGENCIES)
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