The holy month of Sawan has started, along with this, on July 14, the first Monday of Sawan was celebrated by Shiva devotees with enthusiasm. Sawan worships Lord Shiva on Monday, while the month of Sawan is considered to be the month of worship of Lord Shiva. Many fasts come in the month of Sawan, then there is a recognition of worshiping in this month.
Month of Sawan It is important to have a bhandara. It is said that if you do a bhandara with the completion of worship in the spring, then you get the benefit.
Here religiously Bhandara Karani is called the work of virtuous religion, while it is the grain of others and we get spiritual satisfaction. By having a bhandara in Sawan, you get the blessings of Lord Shiva and ancestors. If you make a bhandara according to your ability or donate food, then you become a partner of religious, spiritual and social benefits. At the same time, by offering a bhandara in the holy month, the feeling of charity and service awakens, due to which you get spiritual peace.
Here, the legend of Bhandara in Sawan is told, according to this, when King Svet of Vidarbha went to the hereafter, he was very hungry, but nothing was found to eat. He asked Brahmadev why he was not being given food. Then Brahmadev said that you have never donated food in your life. After this, King Svet asked his dynasty to come in dreams and donate food. It is believed that Bhandare started since then. Therefore, every person must donate food or bhandara according to the commentary in his life.
If you do a bhandara here, then your mind will be engaged in actions and devotional sentiments are strong in you. If you provide Bhandara or food in the spring, then the soul of the ancestors gets peace and the ancestors are happy and bless them. At the same time, people of all castes, religion and class in Bhandara take the same food together, which also gives the message of equality, harmony and unity in society. In a way, this work is considered to be of virtue.