Chhari Mubarak taken to Shankaracharya temple as part of Amarnath Yatra

Chhari Mubarak—the holy mace of lord Shiva—was on Thursday taken to the historic Shankaracharya Temple located at Gopadri Hill in Srinagar for prayers on the occasion of ‘Haryali-Amavasya’ (Shravan Amavasya) as per the age-old customs.

The Chhari Mubarak Swami Amarnath Ji led by Mahant Deependra Giri was taken to the temple as part of the ongoing annual Amarnath Yatra.

The sound of conch shells charged the atmosphere and ‘pujan’ was performed amid chanting of vedic hymns.

Giri, the custodian of the mace, said the Chhari Mubarak was taken from its abode at Dashnami Akhara near Lal Chowk here to the temple where a ‘pujan’ was held.

He informed that Chhari Mubarak will also be taken to ‘Sharika-Bhawani’ temple, Hari Parbat here to pay obeisance to the goddess on Friday.

The sadhus, who accompanied the holy mace, participated in the pooja as collective prayers were also offered for peace and prosperity of Jammu and Kashmir, Giri added.

The rituals would be 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 Mahant will carry the holy mace to the holy 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 Panchtarani.

The puja at the cave shrine will be followed by ‘visarjan’ in Lidder river at Pahalgam the next day.