More than 3 lakh kanwariyas offer Jala Abhishek at Baba Baidynath

Deoghar/Dumka : The third Somvaari during the auspicious month of Shravan which also coincided with the festival of ‘Nag Panchami’ turned Baba Baidynath Dham in Deoghar and Basukinath Dham in Dumka district into a sea of orange as lakhs of kanwariyas turned up to offer their ‘jala-abhishek’ to Lord Shiva at these two places.

A report from Deoghar said that till 7 pm 2,26,857 kanwariyas had offered their obeisance at Baba Baidyanath Dham temple. Such was the enthusiasm among the devotees that the route line extended till 15 kilometers from the main temple with the people patiently waiting for their turn.

The officials at the temple management committee said that till the main doors of the temple are closed for the night it is expected that the turnout will be around 3 lakh mark. Santhal Pargana DIG Rajkumar Lakra along with Deoghar DC Rahul Kumar Sinha and SP Narendra Kumar Singh since wee hours of the day were spotted keeping an eye on the route line and looked into the security arrangements.