In view of the possibility of a third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, the famous Shravani Mela of Deoghar has been canceled this year. However, the district administration has prepared software for online Darshan. A trial of this software is going on.
Any devotee will be able to perform rituals like online worship, online vilvapatra offering, Rudrabhishek.
There will be two conditions for this, firstly devotees will have to book the slot of the date and time of worship on the website. At the time of booking, they will get an option to specify the name of their panda from whom they want to perform the puja. According to the mind of the host, their pandas will perform the rituals. There will be a fee for all types of online worship, whose final decision is being discussed. In the online worship fee, arrangements will also be made to send prasad to the devotee at his address by speed post. Devotees will pay the fee online.
According to the format of online worship that has been prepared, after the early morning worship, there will be two hours of online worship of common devotees. Even after the makeup in the evening, there will be an opportunity for online aarti in the makeup. The final decision will be taken on the entire format. After two days, the worship and worship fee will also be announced at the administrative level.
Devotees of Baba Baidyanath will get the opportunity of online worship in Sawan. Its preparation is almost done. The software is ready. Online Puja slot booking will be done in advance. Two hours of the morning will be for this purpose. The fee will be deposited online, the rate of which is being decided. His panda ji will be the medium of online worship.
This fair is jointly organized by the Government of Jharkhand and Bihar. From Sultanganj Ganga Ghat in Bihar, devotees take Gangajal and start the Kavan Yatra. After walking a distance of 108 kms, reach the temple of Baba Baidyanath located in Deoghar, Jharkhand. After this, Jalabhishek is done. Around one lakh devotees reach Deoghar every day during the Shravani Mela. But due to Corona this year the fair will not be organized. On the Bihar side, the Government of Bihar and the Government of Jharkhand in Deoghar have banned Shravani Mela.