Shiva is 'shakti' or power, Shiva is the destroyer, the most powerful god of the Hindu pantheon and one of the godheads in the Hindu Trinity. Known by many names - Mahadeva, Mahayogi, Pashupati, Nataraja, Bhairava, Vishwanath, Bhava, Bhole Nath - Lord Shiva, in temples is usually found as a phallic symbol of the 'linga', which represents the energies necessary for life in both worlds, that is, the world in which we live and the world which constitutes the whole of the universe.

Mahadeva is worshipped by millions of devotees around the world but there are two most auspicious occasions when worshiping lord Shiva is considered most fruitful. First is the eve of 'Shivaratri'. When winter is still lurking around and a touch of the spring comes into the air, comes the ceremonial night of Shivaratri - the night of Lord Shiva. A fast is kept by devotees of lord Shiva, especially the women.

The other assured time to please lord Shiva is the Shravana Masam or Shravan month also known as Sawan mahina, a very auspicious Hindu month. Each and everyday during the Shravana Mas has some significance. Each Monday of this month, known as Shravan Somvar, is a special day in Shiva temples where the dharanatra hangs over the linga or the idol to bathe it with holy water, day and night. Devotees pile the linga high with Bel leaves and flowers and fast till sunset. No other Mondays of other months are so greatly honored. The belief is that in Shravan month, offering milk to Lord Shiva earns a lot of punya. As per the Indian tradition, "Kaavad Yatra" is organized in this month. "Kaavad Yatra" is an auspicious rally organized by devotees of Lord Shiva in Shravan (Sawan) month. In the Kavad Yatra, saffron clad 'kavadias' collect holy water from a Tirth Sthan (a place of pilgrimage) and carry it back to the temple of Lord Shiva to perform pooja (worship) and Abhishek of Lord Shiva. Kavadias bring this holy water in a brightly decorated Kavad (a wooden stick with pots or cans of water at each end).

Each Kavadia tries to do the Abhishek of lord Mahadeva on a Shravan Somvar as it is the most auspicious time and any wish of the devotee is said to be granted by lord Shiva on this day. Doing these rituals and worshiping Mahadeva at nearest temple during this time phase can also increase your prospects of wish fulfillment. But chanting of Rudra Aashtadhyayi along with performing Abhishek of lord Shiva on a Monday of Shravan mas is said to give to the devotee anything that he or she asks for. This is a golden chance for you, as you can seek blessings of lord Shiva through the divine 'RUDRAM CHAMKAM YAGNA'. There will be recitation of Shukla Yajurvediya Rudra Aashtadhyayi in this yagna along with Abhishek of shiv linga. The Rudram Chamkam is a Vedic stotra dedicated to Rudra, an earlier aspect of Shiva & Chamkam assures granting of what we ask. A person who wants immediate relief from health problem, those who are childless or those facing problems in getting married or those facing financial crisis or if those having some wish to be fulfilled with in a short span of time can perform this yagna.

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