Kawariyas

Thousands of Bol Bom devotees throng different Shiva temples across Odisha to pay obeisance to Lord Shiva on the second Monday of holy month Shravan. The tradition of Bolbum is observed mostly in the Mondays of the Odia month of Shravan…

By Srikanta Mohanty: Come the holy month of ‘Shravana’, devotees carrying holy water to pour over ‘Shivalinga’ in umpteen temples are familiar sights at every place in Odisha. Over the years, this act has increasing significance during the…