Team News Riveting
Raipur, August 5
Chief Minister Vishnudev Sai today welcomed thousands of devotees on the occasion of the holy month of Sawan at Baba Bhoramdev temple, an ancient, archaeological, religious and historical place of the state, by showering flowers on them from a helicopter.
In this historic event, Sai welcomed the devotees and pilgrims with the slogans of Har-Har Mahadev and Bol Bam and encouraged them. Along with the Chief Minister, Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Sharma also welcomed the devotees.
This is the first time in the history of Chhattisgarh when the Chief Minister of the state himself welcomed the Shiv Bhakt Kawadias by showering flowers on them from a helicopter. On this unique occasion, Chief Minister Sai also performed special worship and Rudrabhishek of Bhoramdev Baba Lord Shiva, in which he prayed for the prosperity and well-being of the state.
Chief Minister and Deputy Chief Minister met the devotees in the temple premises and after reaching the Bhandara Sthal, distributed kheer, puri, rice and prasad to the devotees with their own hands. During this, Pandaria MLA Smt. Bhavana Bohra, District Panchayat President Smt. Sushila Ram Kumar Bhatt, District President Indrani Chandravanshi, former MLA Ashok Sahu, and Nagar Panchayat President Manharan Kaushik also worshiped Baba Bhoramdev Lord Shiva and took his blessings.
Historical event for Shiva devotees in Sawan
On this occasion, the Chief Minister first of all wished all the devotees a happy Sawan month. He said that he has got the privilege of visiting Lord Bholenath on the third Monday of Sawan and he wished for happiness, peace and prosperity of all the people of the state. This was a historic event for Shiva devotees in the holy month of Sawan.
Along with Baba Bhoramdev temple located in Kabirdham district, thousands of Kawadis perform Jalabhishek every year at historical and religious places like Budha Mahadev and Jaleshwar Mahadev of Dongaria. On this occasion, Shiva devotees from Amarkantak offer water to various Shiva temples of Chhattisgarh by walking.
Historical tradition of Kawad Yatra
Baba Bhoramdev Temple is an ancient, historical and archaeological site of 11th century importance, where every year a walking tour of Kawadis is organized in the month of Sawan. In this Kavad Yatra, devotees take the holy water of Maa Narmada from Amarkantak in Madhya Pradesh and pass through difficult routes to perform Jalabhishek at Baba Bhoramdev, Jaleshwar Mahadev and Panchmukhi Budha Mahadev. During this, they sing praises of Lord Shiva with the slogan of “Bol Bam”.
This year’s Kavad Yatra was especially memorable under the leadership of Chief Minister Shri Sai, in which unprecedented arrangements were made by the government for welcoming and serving the Kavadis.
