Sawan Archives - DD India

July 30, 2026 8:15 AM

Devotees throng Shiva Temples to welcome holy month of Sawan

People across India welcomed the holy month of Sawan (Shravan) with prayers and religious fervour on Thursday, as thousands of devotees thronged Shiva temples from the early hours to offer prayers and seek the blessings of Lord Shiva. Long queues we...

July 30, 2025 1:18 AM

Do they expect us to wait for Saawan ka Somwar to launch an operation named Mahadev?: PM Modi’s dig at Opposition

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday came down heavily on the Opposition for questioning the timing of Operation Mahadev, in which three Pakistani terrorists linked to the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack were killed by Indian forces. Addressing t...

July 28, 2025 12:40 PM

Third Sawan Somwar: Devotees throng Kashi Vishwanath, other Lord Shiva temples across the country

Devotees across the country thronged Lord Shiva temples on Monday to offer prayers and Jalabhishek on the occasion of third Sawan Somwar. From the sacred Kashi Vishwanath Temple in Varanasi to the revered Mahakaleshwar Temple in Ujjain, temples saw ...

July 23, 2025 11:03 AM

Shravan Shivratri: Devotees throng temples to perform jalabhishek, offer prayers to Lord Shiva

A wave of devotion swept across the country on Wednesday as devotees gathered at Shiva temples to mark the auspicious occasion of Shravan Shivratri with jalabhishek and prayers. Pilgrims, who undertook the annual Kanwar Yatra, offered holy Ganga wat...

July 14, 2025 1:25 PM

Sawan Somwar: Devotees flock to Ujjain for ’84 Mahadev Yatra’

On the occasion of the first Monday of the holy month of Shravan (Sawan), large numbers of devotees thronged Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, to participate in the sacred '84 Mahadev Yatra'. July 14 marked the first Monday (Somwar) of this year’s Shravan mo...

July 10, 2025 2:27 PM

Shravani Mela begins in Deoghar, lakhs of Kanwariyas embark on 108 km pilgrimage

Shravani Mela commenced on Thursday at Baba Baidyanath Dham in Deoghar, Jharkhand, with lakhs of Kanwariyas thronging the sacred town to begin their month-long pilgrimage during the holy month of Sawan. The fair was formally inaugurated at Dumma, on...

June 29, 2025 12:22 PM

Mann Ki Baat: PM Modi extends best wishes to devotees going on religious yatras, praises spirit of service

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday extended heartfelt wishes to devotees embarking on various religious yatras across the country through his monthly radio show 'Mann Ki Baat'. He also lauded those who, with a selfless spirit of service, contrib...

August 5, 2024 9:22 AM

Ujjain’s Mahakaleshwar Temple witnesses scores of devotees offering prayers on third Monday of ‘Sawan’

Prayers were offered at the Mahakaleshwar temple in Madhya Pradesh's Ujjain on the third Monday of 'Sawan'. On the occasion, Bhasma Aarti was also performed at the temple. Prayers were also offered at Kashi Vishwanath Temple in Uttar Pradesh and Gaur...

August 2, 2024 9:06 AM

Devotees throng temples to offer prayers on ‘Sawan Shivratri’

Devotees thronged the Gauri Shankar Temple in Delhi's Chandni Chowk to offer prayers on the occasion of Shivratri in the holy month of Sawan on Friday morning. The devotees flocked to the temple premises to present offerings t...