Chhari Mubarakh, the saffron-robed holy mace of Lord Shiva, was taken to the historic Shankaracharya temple in Srinagar on Thursday as part of the ongoing Amarnath Yatra.
The special prayers were organised to observe the ‘Haryali-Amavasya’ (Shravan Amavasya) as per age-old customs.
The Chhari Mubarak Swami Amarnath, led by Mahant Deependra Giri, was taken to the temple located at Gopadri Hills for prayers as part of the ongoing annual Amarnath Yatra.
He said the Chhari Mubarak was taken from its abode at Dashnami Akhara near Lal Chowk here to the temple, where a ‘pujan’ was held. The sound of conch shells charged the atmosphere as the pujan was performed, chanting Vedic hymns, he said.
The sadhus accompanying the holy mace also took part in pooja as collective prayers were offered for peace and prosperity in Jammu and Kashmir, he added.
He also said that Chhari Mubarak will next be taken to the ‘Sharika-Bhawani’ temple, Hari Parbat, on Friday to pay obeisance to the goddess.
The rituals were performed for “Chhari-Sthapana at Shri Amareshwar temple Dashnami Akhara here on Sunday, after which Chhari pujan will be performed at the akhara on the occasion of ‘Nag-Panchami’ on Tuesday,” he said.
The custodian of the holy mace will carry it to the Amarnath cave shrine to perform pujan and have darshan on the morning of ‘Shravan-Purnima’ on August 9 after night halts at Pahalgam, Chandanwari, Sheshnag, and Panchtarni.
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