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Festival story · 3 tellings · contested

Carrying Ganga water to Shiva in Shravan

In the monsoon month of Shravan devotees fetch Ganga water from Haridwar, Gaumukh, Gangotri or Sultanganj.

Shiva, Ganga, Kanwar Yatra, Shravan Mondays

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