“TEJ PRATAP DONS LORD SHIVA AVATAR OFFERS PRAYERS IN PATNA”

INTRODUCTION

“Service to mankind is service to God”

This quote is extremely apt in this present juncture of time as it quite relevant from the present mindset of the society. Most often, hard work pays off but the faith in the. Almighty God has often been the key to success that we human being often term as “Luck”.

IMPORTANCE OF SHRAVAN

As a symbol of worship, people from various pats of country offer their offerings to Lord Shiva.At this time of the year devotees often do that. The time of July- Aug is often regarded as the “SHRAVAN” Months. The religious devotees of Hinduism consider ‘Shravan’, a holy and religious month dedicated to spiritual practices and religious offerings to Lord Shiva as a symbol of “Victory Over Evil”.

Many Hindus from different parts of the country during this month observe fasting, especially on Mondays, which are dedicated to Lord Shiva for his worship and are known as ‘Shravan Somvar Vrat’. According to the Hindu mythology
and mythological legends mentioned in Hindu Vedas and Puranas, the holy month of Shravan is dedicated to worshipping Lord Shiva for success, victory over evil
marriage ,serenity and prosperity.

Lord Shiva is also known as the “God of Tantra”. According to the Hindu Mythology, some followers consider performing ‘Tantra’ during this month, beneficial and better for their lives. This is the month wherein the followers believe that Lord Shiva grants abundant boon and blessings to devotees. Who repent for their mistakes and ask for success, evade negative energy, change themselves to better human beings, banish bad luck, etc. This is the period and eventually the way out wherein one attracts the blessings of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati.

REPORT

Eventually, eminent persons are also great followers of their religion and so did Tej Pratap Yadav. Tej Pratap Yadav is a well known Indian politician. He was a
Cabinet Minister for Health in Government of Bihar. Tej Pratap Yadav was elected to the Bihar Legislative Assembly from the  Mahua constituency  as a member of
the  Rashtriya Janata Dal  (RJD) in 2015. He is the elder son of former Bihar chief minister  Lalu Prasad Yadav  and  Rabri Devi.

On 31 st july,2018,Tej Pratap Yadav dressed up as Lord Shiva and offered prayers at a Shiva Temple in Patna before leaving for the Baidyanath Dham in Deoghar, wherein millions of pilgrims visit this shrine every year. It is famous for the mela of  Shravana, between July and August. About 7 to 9 million devotees visit the place from various parts of India. They visit to offer holy water of Ganges to the Lord Shiva deity. Wearing a saffron scarf, Tej pratap traveled from sultangaj. Along with tiger printed cloths wrapped around his waist, he was also seen blowing a conch (shankh) and playing damru in the temple. After that he left to offer his prayers at Deoghar in Jharkhand for Kanwar yatra.

CONCLUSION

Thus, we can conclude quite evidently that all the Politicians are turning themselves into faithful and religious devotees. Devotees of various forms of God. Thus pledging to become corruption-less country. Also, to make our country also corrupt free and a better place to live in for the future generations to come.

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