Agra. A grand fair will be organized at Balkeshwar Mahadev temple on the second Monday of Shravan month. Before this, the ancient Shiva temples located at the four corners of the city will be circumambulated at night. Due to this, a huge crowd will gather at the fair. In view of the crowd, special preparations are being made at the Balkeshwar temple.

Devotees will be able to perform Abhishek of Lord Shiva's Shivling with water and milk without going inside the sanctum sanctorum. For this, special Jaldhari has been arranged at the temple gate. In view of the crowd, additional Jaldhari will also be installed.

There is no entry into the sanctum sanctorum on the second Monday

Temple Mahant Kapil Nagar said that before the second Monday of Shravan month, pilgrims will reach the temple in large numbers from Sunday evening and will perform the Abhishek of the Lord. The same situation will prevail the next day on Monday as well. Only the members of the Sevadhari family are allowed entry into the sanctum sanctorum of the temple, so that the devotees do not face any problem, arrangements have been made to offer water on the Shivling from a distance.

Milk and water will reach Bhole Baba directly

The temple administration has installed a Jaldhari from one of the doors of the sanctum sanctorum to the Shivling, through which the water and milk offered by the devotees will reach Baba directly. Similar arrangements are in place at the Mahakal Temple in Ujjain and the Shri Kashi Vishwanath Temple in Banaras. In view of the large crowd of pilgrims, additional arrangements will be made by installing another similar Jaldhari at the other door of the sanctum sanctorum from Sunday evening, which will remain till 4:00 pm the next day.

Shops will be removed

Temple sevadar Archit Pandya said that pilgrims will get direct entry in the temple from Sunday evening onwards, whereas devotees coming to the temple will have to reach the temple through the barricade.

Due to the crowd, no shops of flowers, prasad etc. will be set up around the temple premises. Also, to encourage the pilgrims, a special band will be arranged in the temple, which will spread the sound waves of devotional songs. On Monday, the first prahar aarti will be held at 6:00 am, while Baba's Shayan aarti will be held at 10 pm.