Devotees of Lord Shiva climb 410 steps to Pahari Mandir in Ranchi for Shravani Mela

The month-long Shravani Mela has begun and thousands of devotees of Lord Shiva thronged to the Pahari Mandir in Ranchi to climb the 410 steps to pay their obeisance to the Lord. This hill temple is located 2,140 feet above sea level atop Ranchi Hill and devotees came to offer gangajal, bel leaves and flowers to Pahari Baba.
The Shiv bhakts, dressed in their best, trekked the stairs leading to the temple amidst chants of "Jai Bhole Baba".
This has been reported in telegraphindia.com dated 21 July 2016.

Local vendors did brisk business with nearly forty kiosks on the path leading to the temple. These were selling puja items such as bel leaves, gangajal and milk. They usually earn between Rs 400 and Rs 500 on a normal day but, during this Shravani Mela, they make over Rs 2,000 per day.
Jharkhand Postal department has put up a kiosk selling gangajal. The price is Rs 10 nfor a 110ml bottle, Rs 18 for a 240ml bottle, Rs 25 for a 450ml bottle and Rs 22 for a 700ml bottle.


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