Aarti at Gauri Shankar Temple on Sawan Shivratri

Devotees performed aarti at the Gauri Shankar Temple near the Red Fort in New Delhi on 11 August 2026, marking the auspicious occasion of Sawan Shivratri. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)

Devotees carried holy water to perform Jalabhishek of Lord Shiva at the Gauri Shankar Temple near the Red Fort, New Delhi, on Sawan Shivratri, 11 August 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)

Devotees poured holy water over a Shivling in the ritual of Jalabhishek at the Gauri Shankar Temple, near the Red Fort, New Delhi, on 11 August 2026 — the sacred day of Sawan Shivratri. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)

Large numbers of devotees gathered at the Gauri Shankar Temple near the Red Fort in New Delhi on 11 August 2026 to observe Sawan Shivratri, offering prayers and performing Jalabhishek on the Shivling. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)