Dear Comrades,
ALLAHABAD:
With the start of holy month of Shrawan on Wednesday, the Indian Postal
Service department too has come up with an auspicious announcement for
the Shiva devotees. The department has entered into an agreement with
the Kashi Vishwanath temple of Varanasi and Mahakaleshwar temple of
Ujjain whereby it will deliver the 'prasad' from these two temples to
the devotees via post.
Director postal services, Allahabad region,
Krishna Kumar Yadav said, "Following an agreement between the Indian
Postal Services and the Kashi Vishwanath temple trust, the Prasad of
Kashi Vishwanath temple can be provided to any devotee through post. The
individual will have to send a money order of Rs 60 in the name of
Postal Superintendent, Varanasi (East) and in return the postal
department would send a packet containing 'bhabhuti' (ashes), Rudraksh, a
laminated photo of Lord Shiva and Shiv Chalisa to the sender, courtesy,
the authorities of the temple's trust".
Yadav
said devotees can also get 'prasad' of Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga temple
of Ujjain. For getting the Prasad, an individual will have to send a
money order of Rs 151 in the name of Manager Shri Mahakaleshwar temple
management committee, Ujjain. The temple authorities, in return, would
send the prasad through post. The prasad would comprise 200 grams of dry
fruits, 200 grams of ladoo, 'bhabhuti' and the photo of Mahakaleshwar.
"The Prasad would be send in a water proof envelope so that it does not get damaged or spoil during its transportation, from the temple to the hands of devotees", said Yadav.
http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-05/allahabad/32550586_1_lord-shiva-kashi-vishwanath-devotees
"The Prasad would be send in a water proof envelope so that it does not get damaged or spoil during its transportation, from the temple to the hands of devotees", said Yadav.
http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-05/allahabad/32550586_1_lord-shiva-kashi-vishwanath-devotees