Third Sawan Somwar draws crowds to Patna's Shiva temples

Devotees gathered at Shiva temples across Patna, Bihar on 17 August 2026 to offer prayers on the third Somwar of the sacred month of Sawan (Shrawan). (Photo: NationPress)

Worshippers — including large numbers of women — observed the third Sawan Somwar at Shiva temples in Patna district on 17 August 2026, performing traditional puja rituals. (Photo: NationPress)

The third Somwar of Sawan 2026 saw devotees converge on Shiva temples throughout Patna, Bihar on 17 August 2026, continuing the month-long tradition of Monday worship dedicated to Lord Shiva. (Photo: NationPress)

Across Patna district in Bihar, devotees offered prayers at Shiva temples on the third Somwar of Shrawan on 17 August 2026, as the holy month's weekly observance drew faithful from across the region. (Photo: NationPress)

Shiva temples in Patna, Bihar witnessed a steady stream of devotees on 17 August 2026 — the third Somwar of the auspicious month of Sawan — as worshippers performed puja and offered prayers to Lord Shiva. (Photo: NationPress)