Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, June 27: Maintaining that there are two Shravan months this year, Mahanat Deependra Giri Ji, the sole custodian of Chhari Mubarak (Silver Mace) of Lord Shiva said the upcoming Amaranth Yatra beginning July 1 has greater significance this time.
Terming it an extraordinary astronomical event taking place after 19 years, Mahant Deependra Giri, said ‘Sravana’ or ‘Sawan’, will start on July 4 and will continue till August 31.
This year, the month of ‘Shravan’, will be of 59 days and there will be eight ‘Sawan’ Mondays or ‘Somwars’ instead of the usual four every year.
“This year’s pilgrimage brings greater significance as we have two ‘Shravan’ months, and this extraordinary astronomical event has taken place after 19 years,” Mahant Deependra Giri said while announcing the programme for rituals related to the Chhari Mubarak.
As per the age-old tradition, ‘Bhoomi-Pujan’, ‘Navgrah Pujan’ and ‘Dhawajarohan’ — rituals connected to the beginning of the annual pilgrimage — will be performed at Pahalgam, which is the traditional route of the yatra on the occasion of ‘Ashad Purnima’ (Vyas Purnima) on Monday, July 3, he said.
Chhari Mubarak will be taken to the historic Shankaracharya Temple here on August 16 and Sharika Bhawani Temple a day later, Mahant Ji said. He also said rituals for ‘Chhari Sthapana’ will be performed at Shri Amareshwar Temple Dashnami Akhara here on August 19.
After performing ‘Chhari Pujan’ at Dashnami Akhara, Srinagar on the occasion of ‘Nag Panchami’ on August 21, Mahant Ji along with Sadhus and devotees will carry the holy mace to the Amarnath cave shrine to perform ‘Pujan’ and have ‘darshan’ early morning on ‘Shravan Purnima’ i.e. August 31.
The holy mace yatra will have night halts at Pahalgam on August 26 and August 27, at Chandanwari on August 28, at Sheshnag on August 29 and at Panchtarani on August 30, Mahant Ji said.
He advised Sadhus and members of civil society who intend to join the Chhari Mubarak yatra to get registered saying only those registered with valid yatra permits will be allowed during the pilgrimage.
Mahadev Gir Dashnami Akhara Trust, Srinagar has made all the arrangements like yester years for Sadhus coming from across the country for annual pilgrimage of Swami Amarnath Ji including their food and comfortable stay at Akhara Building, Budshah Chowk, Srinagar, Mahant Ji added.
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