Satish Aditya
Motihari : Over one lakh pilgrims and kanwariyas from different places of north and western parts of Bihar gathered on the campus and adjoining areas of famous Someshwarnath Mahadeo Ttemple at Areraj in East Champaran District in North Bihar on the occasion of Mahashivratri on March 11, 2021, offered Holy Water on shivlingam. The gate of temple was opened at 4 am and the devotees started offering the holy waters to God Shiva. Security was beefed up near
the temple and mela ground on the occasion.
East Champaran district administration provided the fullproof security, light, drinking water, besides making other and other arrangements for the devotees to worship and offer holy water drawn from river Ganga , Gandak, Saryu, and Bagmat. SDM, Areraj, Sanjeev Kumar, said that the administration has made elaborate arrangements and is alert to prevent any untoward incident . The Covid -19 protocol was followed strictly on temple premises.
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Ravi Shankar Giri, Mahanth of the Temple, said that around one and half lakh kanwariyas and pilgrims of Bihar , Uttar- Pradesh, and Nepal have alreary offered holy water on shivlingam.. Every thing is ‘Bol-Bum’ for the devotees here.
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DSP Jyoti Prakash said that the Control Rooms are working round the clock and police jawans and 100 magistrates have been deployed at all important points to provide services to the devotees . Twentyone CCTV have been installed at all important points on temple premises .The doctors and para-medical staff are also on duty. The volunteers are assisting police in keeping the temple and surroundings areas clean. The main gate of temple and other gates have been decorated with flowers and illuminated with colourful lights.