Devotees gathered in long queues at the Gauri Shankar Temple in Baikatpur, Patna on 3 August 2026 to perform the sacred Abhishek of Lord Shiva on the first Shravan Somvar of the holy month. (Photo: NationPress)
Large crowds of devotees lined up at Gauri Shankar Temple, Baikatpur, on the first Shravan Somvar — 3 August 2026 — to offer ritual Abhishek to Lord Shiva during the auspicious month of Shravan in Patna, Bihar. (Photo: NationPress)
The Gauri Shankar Temple at Baikatpur in Patna, Bihar witnessed a heavy turnout of worshippers on 3 August 2026, the first Shravan Somvar, as devotees observed the traditional Abhishek of Lord Shiva. (Photo: NationPress)
On the occasion of the first Shravan Somvar of 2026, devotees thronged Gauri Shankar Temple in Baikatpur, Patna to perform Abhishek — a sacred water-pouring ritual — before Lord Shiva, marking the holy month of Shravan in Bihar. (Photo: NationPress)