{"id":13164,"date":"2016-07-25T11:55:37","date_gmt":"2016-07-25T11:55:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/globalpress.hinduismnow.org?p=13161&amp;preview_id=13161"},"modified":"2016-07-25T11:55:37","modified_gmt":"2016-07-25T11:55:37","slug":"photos-holy-month-of-shravan-begins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalpress-new.hinduismnow.org\/?p=13164","title":{"rendered":"PHOTOS: Holy month of Shravan | The Indian Express"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div class=\"slider\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" id=\"imggallerysrc_0\" title=\"Holy month of Shravan begins\" src=\"http:\/\/images.indianexpress.com\/2014\/07\/sadhu1.jpg?w=438?w=567\" alt=\"Holy month of Shravan begins\" width=\"567\" height=\"405\" \/>Swami going to offer prayers to Lord Shiva at Kashi Vishwanath temple on the first Monday of the holy month of Shravan in Varanasi. (Source: PTI)<\/p>\n<div class=\"photo-bx-slider\">\n<div class=\"gallerydiv\">\n<ul class=\"bxslider\">\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" id=\"imggallerysrc_1\" title=\"Holy month of Shravan begins\" src=\"http:\/\/images.indianexpress.com\/2014\/07\/varansi.jpg?w=438?w=601\" alt=\"Holy month of Shravan begins\" width=\"601\" height=\"405\" \/>Devotees wait to perform abhishek of Lord Shiva at Kashi Vishwanath temple on the first Monday of holy month of Shravan in Varanasi. (Source: PTI)<\/li>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" id=\"imggallerysrc_2\" title=\"Holy month of Shravan begins\" src=\"http:\/\/images.indianexpress.com\/2014\/07\/shivling.jpg?w=438?w=607\" alt=\"Holy month of Shravan begins\" width=\"607\" height=\"405\" \/>Hindu devotees offer prayers to Lord Shiva at a temple on the first Monday of the holy month of Shravan in Gurgaon. (Source: PTI)<\/li>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" id=\"imggallerysrc_3\" title=\"Holy month of Shravan begins\" src=\"http:\/\/images.indianexpress.com\/2014\/07\/devotees.jpg?w=438?w=604\" alt=\"Holy month of Shravan begins\" width=\"604\" height=\"405\" \/>Devotees wait to perform abhishek of Lord Shiva at Kashi Vishwanath temple on the first Monday of holy month of Shravan in Varanasi. (Source: PTI)<\/li>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" id=\"imggallerysrc_4\" title=\"Holy month of Shravan begins\" src=\"http:\/\/images.indianexpress.com\/2014\/07\/police1.jpg?w=438?w=604\" alt=\"Holy month of Shravan begins\" width=\"604\" height=\"405\" \/>Tight security in Varanasi during the first Monday of the holy month of Shravan. (Source: PTI)<\/li>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" id=\"imggallerysrc_5\" title=\"Holy month of Shravan begins\" src=\"http:\/\/images.indianexpress.com\/2014\/07\/police2.jpg?w=438?w=610\" alt=\"Holy month of Shravan begins\" width=\"610\" height=\"405\" \/>RAF jawan guard at Kashi Vishwanath temple on the first Monday of the holy month of Shravan in Varanasi. (Source: PTI)<\/li>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" id=\"imggallerysrc_6\" title=\"Holy month of Shravan begins\" src=\"http:\/\/images.indianexpress.com\/2014\/07\/shiv1.jpg?w=438?w=305\" alt=\"Holy month of Shravan begins\" width=\"305\" height=\"405\" \/>Devotees perform &#8216;abhishek&#8217; of Lord Shiva at a temple in Bikaner on the first Monday of the holy month of Shravan. (Source: PTI)<\/li>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" id=\"imggallerysrc_7\" title=\"Holy month of Shravan begins\" src=\"http:\/\/images.indianexpress.com\/2014\/07\/shivling2.jpg?w=438?w=607\" alt=\"Holy month of Shravan begins\" width=\"607\" height=\"405\" \/>Devotees offer prayers to Lord Shiva on the first Monday of holy month of Shravan at a temple in Allahabad. (Source: PTI)<\/li>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" id=\"imggallerysrc_8\" title=\"Holy month of Shravan begins\" src=\"http:\/\/images.indianexpress.com\/2014\/07\/kawariya.jpg?w=438?w=265\" alt=\"Holy month of Shravan begins\" width=\"265\" height=\"405\" \/>A devotee takes a dip as he collects water from the Pushkar Lake, considered to be holy water, before beginning the ritualistic walk towards Kothputli on the occasion of Shravan Somvar, in Rajasthan.<br \/>\nShravan Somvar, Mondays in Shravan month are highly auspicious and millions of Hindu devotees visit Lord Shiva shrines on the day. (Source: AP)<\/li>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" id=\"imggallerysrc_9\" title=\"Holy month of Shravan begins\" src=\"http:\/\/images.indianexpress.com\/2014\/07\/kawari2.jpg?w=438?w=601\" alt=\"Holy month of Shravan begins\" width=\"601\" height=\"405\" \/>Hindu devotees offer prayers after collecting water from the Pushkar Lake, considered to be holy water, before beginning the ritualistic walk towards Kothputli on the occasion of Shravan Somvar, in Rajasthan. (Source: AP)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Swami going to offer prayers to Lord Shiva at Kashi Vishwanath temple on the first Monday of the holy month of Shravan in Varanasi. (Source: PTI) Devotees wait to perform abhishek of Lord Shiva at Kashi Vishwanath temple on the first Monday of holy month of Shravan in Varanasi. 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