Drinking water Charity by Jai Mata Di Group Balangir

On the eve of Sharavan Purnima Jai Mata Di Group, Balangir provide the charity of drinking water. The devoted members of the Group have participated in the programme since last few years led by Himanshu Guru. The temporary camp was set at ‘Barapudgia’ bus stop at a distance of 7 kms from Balangir on the way  to Patnagarh. There were also two mobile groups of Jai Mata Di Group members who were providing drinking water to the devotees.

In Balangir District Sharavan Purnima is the auspicious occassion when devotees bring sacred water from the famous tourist place Harishankar to pour it on the Shiva Linga in different Shiva temples of Balangir. They prefer to make the journey on bare foot (without having shoes or chappals) as a vow and come walking all the way. Jai Mata Di Group serves them with drinking water (in Pouches).

Charity of water have been explained of having great importance and highly virtuous in Shiva Puran, one of the great holy texts of Hindus. It is described there that the people who donate drinking water, finally gets to the ‘shiva Lok’, the permanent abode of Lord Shiva.

Again, the month of Shravan is considered as the best month in the Year to worship Lord Shiva. Hence it is a trend in Hinduism that devotees bring sacred water from different places to pour on the Lingam to provide the God a pious bathe, which has been described as much virtuous in Hindu mythology. These devotees are termed ‘Bol Bum’. Bum signifies Lord Shiva and the slogan 'Bol Bum' means – utter the name of Lord Shiva.

Jai Mata Di Group which runs barely with the donations of only some intimate members of the Group is led by Himanshu Guru. This year Nakul Pattanaik, Giris Sahu, Mana Pattanaik, Madhu Pattanaik, Laxmana, Deepak, Mama, Ravi, Kush and some other devotees executed the programme along with Gopal Pradhan, Chhabila Pradhan(Chaetu from Remenda, Bargarh), Bulu Majhi (from Patnagarh) and Himanshu Guru.

Jai Mata Di Group wishes all the best and thanks the few donors named Aditya Kejriwal (Munu), Ashok Sarkar, Bantu Agrawal and Ravi for their assistance for the aforesaid programme.

Om Namah Shivaya.