Pavitropana
Pavitropana is a ritual followed by the Gujaratis. People of Gujarat or Gujaratis are very big devotees of Lord Shiva. These people offer water to the shivalingas in the temples throughout the year. Shravan or rakhi purnima is considered to be a very auspicious day for worshipping Lord Shiva. On this day special prayers are offered to Lord Shiva and seek his forgiveness for any misdeeds done.On the purnima, people offer water and pray to Lord Shiva.
The ceremony of Pavitropana includes a few twisted filaments of cotton are soaked in panchagaivya (a mixture of cow's ghee, milk, curd, urine and excreta) and then fastened around the Shivalinga. The threads are soaked in panchagaivya as the cow is the most sacred animal in Hindu Mythology. So celebrate the joyous day of Pavitropana and seek the blessings of the Lord.
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