Ganges water becomes impure due to the touch of a dog: Water is not kept on the ground, there are four types of Kanwar Yatra – the rules are tough

The month of Sawan is going on. It is said that this month is dear to Lord Shiva, so in this month people worship and perform Jalabhishek to please Shiva. In this month, people take kanwar and go to offer water to the Jyotirlinga, many even go on foot according to their ability. On fulfillment of some wishes, some take a vow and come to worship Baba. Be that as it may, the devotees of Lord Bhole reach at his rate.

How did Kanwar start? travel practice

According to Kartik Nath Thakur, General Secretary of Panda Dharmarakshini Sabha, Deoghar, the practice of Kanwar Yatra is thousands of years old. According to the scriptures, Lord Shri Ram started this practice and offered water to the Jyotirlinga. Apart from this, it is also said that Parashuram, the supreme devotee of Lord Shiva, did this Kanwar Yatra for the first time in the month of Sawan itself. It is said that the devotees who complete this yatra get the same virtue as the Ashwamedha Yagya. Most people perform Jalabhishek of Lord Shiva by taking Ganges water from Gomukh, Gangotri, Rishikesh and Haridwar. The kanwar that the devotees carry is made of bamboo. The pots are tied on both the ends of it, which contains Gangajal. By filling these pots with Gangajal, the Kanwar Yatra is completed on foot. Some people travel barefoot only, while some people use vehicles according to their convenience.

According to the belief, water is offered to the Jyotirlinga by filling water in Kanwar. Talking about the famous Jyotirlinga Baidyanath Dham (also known as Deoghar) of Jharkhand, people first make a resolution by filling Ganga water from Sultanganj and then reach the Dham according to their ability. On the other hand, if we talk about Vishwanath Jyotirlinga located in Varanasi, due to being the Uttaraani of the Ganges river, water is filled from there and offered to Baba Vishwanath only, from there water is not filled and offered to any other Jyotirlinga.

The river Ganga flowing in Varanasi is Uttarayani, so the water filled from there is offered only in Vishwanath temple.

The rules of this journey are difficult

General Secretary Karthik Nath Thakur says that whatever the rules are regarding this journey, they are very difficult. Kanwariyas cannot keep their kanwars on the ground during the Kanwar Yatra. Apart from this, touching it without taking a bath is completely prohibited.

If the kanwariya wishes, by stopping in the middle, keeping the kanwar in a holy place, he can take rest, fruit food or satvik food, as he has decided. But after this he will have to take a bath before lifting the kanwar again, only after that he can start his journey back. It is forbidden to take meat, liquor or any kind of vengeful food during the journey. One has to observe celibacy for the whole month

In view of the Kanwar Yatra, many camps are set up by the government on the way, where all facilities are available.

If the dog touches the Ganges water will become impure.

The Ganges water, which is considered the most sacred, is used for purification. If a dog touches it, it becomes impure. Therefore, the person traveling to Kanwar has to take utmost care that no dog touches his Kanwar by mistake. If this happens then he will have to start his journey again by filling water.

how many types kanwar Travel

Four types of Kanwar Yatra have been mentioned in the scriptures. First, the normal Kanwar Yatra, in which the Kanwariya can complete this journey according to his need and according to the fatigue, resting from place to place. Second, the dak kanwar yatra, in which the kanwariya has to go on continuously till the time the kanwariya does not perform the Jalabhishek of Lord Shiva. Third, the Dandi Kanwar Yatra, in which Kanwariya completes the journey by punishing him from the banks of the Ganges to the place where he has to perform Jalabhishek of Lord Shiva. Fourth, Khari Kavad, in which an accomplice with Kanvadiya lives. While Kavadiya is resting, the associates carry on the process of walking on his shoulder, which is believed to be a non-stop journey.

There are four types of Kanwar Yatra, which have to be completed according to the rules.

Rules for keeping and flowing Gangajal in the house

Gangajal can be kept in any holy place of the house, such as the house of worship. Apart from this, one day in a month, fill the water in the urn and recite Gayatri Mantra 108 times and sprinkle water in the whole house, this will end the negativity of the house. Gangajal should be flown only in a river or peepal tree. If this is not possible, then you can also put it in any plant of the house.