Lucknow, July 12 -- Devotees in queue at Shri Kashi Vishwanath Temple in Varanasi were greeted with a shower of flowers on Friday, marking the auspicious beginning of the Sawan month.

The day began with the Mangala Aarti of Lord Vishwanath. Following the Aarti, divisional commissioner S Rajalingam, who is the ex-officio chairman of the executive committee of the Shri Kashi Vishwanath Temple Trust, welcomed devotees by showering flowers upon them.

As part of the Shikhar Aradhana ritual, devotees were showered with flowers in front of the three temple peaks representing Lord Baba Shri Kashi Vishwanath, Lord Dandapani and Lord Baikuntheshwar.

Three plates of flowers were also offered to Maa Annapurna. The petals from these offerings were ...