Devotees offered prayers on hand-crafted clay Shiva lingas during the Rudra Abhishek ceremony on the banks of the River Ganga in Patna on 24 August 2026, marking the final Sawan Somwar of the holy month of Shravan. (Photo: NationPress)
Faithful gathered on the River Ganga riverbank in Patna to mould clay into Shiva lingas before commencing the Rudra Abhishek ritual on the last Sawan Somwar, 24 August 2026. (Photo: NationPress)
Devotees performed the traditional aarti as part of the Rudra Abhishek ceremony on the River Ganga riverbank in Patna on 24 August 2026, the final Sawan Somwar of the Shravan month. (Photo: NationPress)
Scores of devotees joined the aarti during the Rudra Abhishek observance on the Ganga ghats of Patna on 24 August 2026, as the holy month of Shravan drew to a close with its final Monday ritual. (Photo: NationPress)
As the holy month of Shravan concluded, devotees in Patna shaped clay Shiva lingas and conducted Rudra Abhishek on the River Ganga banks on 24 August 2026 — a centuries-old tradition marking the season's final Sawan Somwar. (Photo: NationPress)