Ayodhya and Uttar Pradesh Shrines See Massive Turnout for Sawan Monday

In Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, millions of believers converged on the first Monday of Sawan. The day began with a holy dip in the Sarayu River, followed by a pilgrimage to the Nageshwar Nath Temple where worshippers performed jalabhishek of Shiva’s lingam. Security forces deployed barricades and medical teams to manage the dense crowd. Similar scenes unfolded at the ancient Siddh Pitha Shri Sabli Mahadev Temple in Hapur, where priest Pandit Ravi Shankar Shukla highlighted that sincere prayers here are said to fulfill every desire. In Greater Noida’s Bisrakh village, the famed Ravana Temple attracted throngs eager to honor the self‑manifest Shiva lingam linked to mythic legends of the demon king’s devotion.