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Thousand of women take participate in this ritual in the hope to get a child. Ladies stand for whole night with a lighted Diya on their palm . They fast for the entire night, and are not allowed to sit even for a while. In case a woman is frail and unable to do the task, she is provided support from her husband or family members. It is said that, god himself conveys the message of a child being born symbolically. Manier prayers have been answered till date. On the occasion of ‘Shukla Chaturdashi’ of Kartik month, also called ‘Vaikunth Chaturdashi’, a fair is organized at the Kamleswar Mahadev Temple of Srinagar which is not only for recreations & entertainments but also attached with some traditions. On the night of ‘Vaikunth Chaturdashi’, this temple witnesses scores of childless coupl
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