The World famous two-month-long Shravani Mela this year was inaugurated today by State Agriculture Minister Badal Patralekh by offering prayers on the occasion of ‘Ashadha Purnima’ at Baba Baidyanathdham temple in Deoghar.
Mr Badal said that this year there are eight Mondays in the two-month-long Shravani Mela. The State government has made adequate arrangements for Kanwariyas to perform the Jal Abhishek puja of Baba Baidyanath.
Deputy Commissioner Deoghar Manjunath Bhajantri said that the district administration is all geared up for the two-month-long Shravani Mela.
Shravani Mela will be organised from the 3rd of July to the 7th of September. Security arrangements have been beefed up and a health camp has been set up at holding points for Kanwariyas (कांवरिया ). Baba Baidyanathdham Temple is one of the 12 Jyotirlingas in the country.
