A shower of rose petals, a sea of faith: Tarakeswar’s Shravani Mela opens in a spectacular new avatar
To support the massive influx of pilgrims, the state government has put in place elaborate arrangements along the entire pilgrimage route.
To support the massive influx of pilgrims, the state government has put in place elaborate arrangements along the entire pilgrimage route.
As lakhs of pilgrims prepare to converge on Deoghar for the annual Shravani Mela, the Jharkhand Health Department is introducing Toto ambulances for the first time to strengthen emergency medical services in areas where conventional ambulances often struggle to reach because of heavy crowds and narrow lanes.
Lakhs of devotees from across India visit the historic Shiva temples at Tarakeswar and Baba Baidyanath Dham in Deoghar, Jharkhand during the month-long Shravani Mela.
In a bid to protect pilgrims from commercial exploitation and to streamline essential services, the administration has issued strict directives capping the prices of key religious offerings and standard food items, while also mandating cleanliness, food safety, and legal compliance from vendors and hoteliers.
190 doctors, 41 ambulances, and 32 health centres readied to handle the month-long spiritual influx.
Deoghar in Jharkhand becomes the focal point of the Mela. Pilgrims start arriving in waves from various parts of India, like Bihar, West Bengal, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh, and even from Nepal.
A month-long Shravani Mela today started on the auspicious occasion of Guru Purnima at the centuries old historic Shiva temple at Tarakeswar in West Bengal and Baba Baidyanath Dham at Deoghar.
The month-long Shravani mela will start from 17 July this year. Every year around 1.5 million pilgrims from India and abroad visit the station during the Shravani mela. We will provide the Josidih railway station with airport-like facilities.
