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| Keywords: 1167 main-ghat-at-bithoor.jpg en wikipedia 2012 January 20 View of the Brahmavart ghaT from boat on the ganga Taken by me at 10 AMon Feb 22 2006 Cropped from IMG_1167 jpg The stairs leading down to the river have a small templein the middle This temple has a shrine with a peg stickingout of it This peg is the axis around which the universeis turning brahma universe Avarta rotation; brahmavart the spot about which the universe rotates Feb 22 was en Shivaratri a major Indian festival honouring en shiva A number of cots have been lowered into the riverbank for performing a small puja offering by devotees who will then cross the ganga and go on a two-day trek about 80 km carrying ganges water which cannot be set down on the ground for this period which will then be poured on a lingam representing shiva A team of two people carry two pots of water; when they need to rest one must stand holding them while the other rests 2006-02-22 Originally uploaded at 2006-05-05 01 49 02 Originally uploaded on en wikipedia Originally uploaded by Mukerjee Transferred by Cloudbound Mukerjee en Original upload log page en wikipedia 1167_main-ghat-at-bithoor jpg Upload date User Bytes Dimensions Comment 2006-05-05 01 49 02 Mukerjee 162454 1134×682 <small><nowiki>View of the Brahmavart ghaT from boat on the ganga Taken by me at 10 AM on Feb 22 2006 Cropped from IMG_1167 jpg The stairs leading down to the river have a small temple in the middle This temple has a shrine with a peg sticking out of it Th</nowiki></small> Ghats in Uttar Pradesh Bithoor | ||||
