Uttarakhand, July 14 -- The Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, Pushkar Singh Dhami, has sent out best wishes on the platform X for the first Monday of the sacred Shravan month on Monday.

Dhami's X post in Sanskrit read, "O necklace of the lord of serpents, O three-eyed, O Lord of the ashes, O Lord. Never-failing, pure, divine, that never-failing, I offer my obeisances unto thee. Happy first Monday of the holy month of Shravan to all Shiva devotees. I pray to Lord Mahadev for a happy, healthy and auspicious life for all the people of the state."

Earlier, in line with the directives of CM Dhami, the distribution of cartons has commenced to provide a distinctive identity to the apples cultivated in Uttarakhand, on Sunday.

This initiative aims...