Sawan 2020: A look at how this holy month is being celebrated across the country

Considered one of the holiest months of the year, Sawan falls in the fifth month of the Hindu calendar. In pic: Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath performs Rudrabhishek puja at the Gorakhnath Math on the first day of the holy month of 'Sawan' in Gorakhpur. (PTI)

This year, 'Shravan mass' starts on July 6 and will end on August 3. In pic: Devotees wait to perform 'abhishek' of Lord Shiva at the Kashi Vishwanath temple on the occasion of the first Somwar of the holy month of 'Sawan', in Varanasi. (PTI)

During this month, each Monday, devotees visit the temple and offer milk, flowers, holy water and bael leaves to Shiva. In pic: A devotee performs 'abhishek' of Lord Shiva in a temple on the first Monday of the holy month of 'Shravan', in Amritsar. (PTI)

Mondays are thus known as Shravan Somvar. In pic: Devotees offer prayers after taking bath in the Ganga River on the occasion of the first 'Somwar' (Monday) of the holy month of 'Sawan', in Patna. (PTI)

The end of Sawan is celebrated with festivals like Teej and Rakshabandhan in places like Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh and Chattisgarh. In pic: Hindu devotees perform 'abhishek' of Lord Shiva at a temple in Bhopal. (PTI)

Prayagraj: Hindu devotees offer prayers to Lord Shiva on the occasion of the first 'Somwar' (Monday) of the holy month of 'Shravan'. (PTI)

Devotees wait to perform Abhishek of Lord Shiva at the Kashi Vishwanath temple on the occasion of the first Somwar of the holy month of 'Shravan', in Varanasi. (PTI)

Amritsar: A devotee offers prayer to Lord Shiva in a temple on the first Monday of the holy month of 'Shravan'. (PTI)