Jageshwar

                              Jageshwar "shravani mela"2010                                         

Jageshwar is situated in the north east of Almora city, almost 36 km. away from almora bus station. On the way this journey gives the glimpses of natural beauty and ancient shrines.Some important stations falling on the way to jageshwar are Chitai, Barechhina, Maniagar, Panuwanaula, Artola and Dandeshwar. Jageshwar is kwown as yogeshwar in Skand Puran( Manas Khand). the most charming combination of different trees like cider,burransh,oak etc. give additional beauty to an ancient lord Siva temple complex. Jata ganga is believed as a stream flowing directly from Lord Siva's matted hair passing through The Ganges and reaches Gangasagar.         

              Sravan is very holy month for the worship of lord Shiva. The month starts from 17July and ends on 16 August every year. It is believed that lord Shiva himself remains  present for the whole month over here. People living all over India come here during this month to worship lord Shiva. Mondays and Chaturdashi are very special occasions for worship. Lord Shiva is worshiped by making clay statues (Lingas) in the numbers 108 or 1100 so on.        .

               People reach here early in the morning for worshipping on foot or by vehicles with their families. At first they visit Brahmakunda ,which is after the name of Lord Brahma. Then they do special Shiva pooja called Parthiv poojan. After doing the worship they take part in the Aarti of Lord Shiva. Then they visit the Mela along with their families. The fair area is about one km. The sweet sellers, fruit sellers, bangles and other ladies item sellers sell things in the tents. Children like to sit in the swings. Mela committee organizes cultural programs and other events every day. Cultural teams of many states come here to perform folk dances. It is nice to see the Jageshwar "shravani mela".

                                                          Jageshwar temple complex