Hello friends how are you enjoying these rainy days . few lines of Rabindranath Tagore especially come to mind. The rain has held back for days and days, my God, in my arid heart. The horizon is fiercely naked—not the thinnest cover of a soft cloud, not the vaguest hint of a distant cool shower. Send thy angry storm, dark with death, if it is thy wish, and with lashes of lightning startle the sky from end to end. According to the Bengali calendar, these two month, Ashadha and Shravan, are considered as rainy months, but the amount of rainfall is not much in the month of Ashadha, but in the month of Shravan, it is raining in several places.The Shravan Mela has already started. The month of Shravan is considered a very holy month according to the Hindu calendar as during this month devotees offer water on the head of Lord Mahadev and travel to pilgrimage sites like Tarekeswar and Baidyanath Dham.This religious event is held throughout the month of Shravana.All devotees take vegetarian food during this month of Shravana.In the holy month of Shravana, lakhs of devotees within the state and also from the neighbouring states, visit Tarakeshwar Shiva temple to offer holy Ganges water to lord Shiva, seeking the divine blessing. Nearly 30 lakh devotees visit the Shiva temple at Tarakeswar during the month.Due to work schedule I could not attend Shravan Mela but many of my friends attended Shravan Mela and they enjoyed the festival very much.
