RAJKOT, INDIA, August 9, 2022 (News Walli): Shravan is a holy month in Hinduism dedicated to the worship of Lord Siva. In Rajkot Central Jail Hindu prisoners are fasting the entire month of Shravan. The prisoners also worship the Shivalinga every day in the Shiva temple in the prison premises. Suresh Bhalia, a prisoner who is serving a sentence in the Central Jail, said, “We live the Shravan month with faith. There is a special arrangement for us in the jail and we can also perform puja. Due to the special arrangements made by the prison system, we observe Shravana Masa religiously.”
In Rajkot Central Jail, 305 prisoners are fasting (limited meals and foods) for the month of Shravan. There is a Shiva Linga in every barrack in the jail. Any inmate who wants to worship is given milk from the canteen and flowers are provided. All materials for worshiping Mahadev are provided to the inmates by the jail system.