It is said that to stay awake and participate in all 4 Puja's to Lord Shiva grants one great blessings from Lord Maha Dev. Our usual prayer on a yearly basis was just that we would do Abishek on the Lingam at the prescribed times throughout the night. The energy was always high and we all felt that Lord Shiva was with us.
This year however we just been to Mauritius and visited by His grace the Joytri Lingam twice in one week. Something had stirred in our hearts to do a pilgrimage for Lord Shiva to celebrate His holy and auspicious night. Thus the evening of the Bhajan pilgrimage was born and like a newly manifested Lingam came into existence.
After some careful planning we had arranged to sing at 6 temples from 6pm - 5am and be back at our temple by 5am in order to finish the evening off with a Yagna to Lord Shiva. It was a very ambitious plan, one that would test our dedication d devotion to really celebrate Lord Shiva night and the strength of our tapas or sacrfice.
A bus was hired to transport us around we had 9 devotees on the bus and another 7 following in their own cars as we went from Temple to temple. Our first port of call was a temple that we frequent often and sing at as a group. The priest is a fellow devotee and we are always warmly welcomed when we sing. As we moved through the evening and went from place to place, so much love and unity could be felt as we laughed, joked and shared experiences on the bus. It is in those moments that you realise how wonderful it is to have such family with you, giving you strength and love when you need it on your journey.
One can say that it is truly by The Lord's grace that we managed to accomplish the evening as we sang for around 7 hours, stayed awake for 12 hours and still managed to finish the evening off with a Yagna. For those that completed the full pilgrimage on the evening we can all feel the Grace of Lord Shiva with us as we move through 2012 and look forward to next year's time with Him
Love and Light
Dhanam Jay
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