Why live crabs are offered to Lord Shiva in this temple of Surat

Then there is a Shiva temple in Surat where there is a practice of offering live crabs to Mahadev on the eleventh day of Posha month every year. People have been coming here for years to offer live crabs to Bholanath once every year to fulfill their wishes.

This is to talk about one such Shiva temple in Surat where Lord Shiva is worshiped in a unique way. People offer live crabs to Bholanath at the Ramnath Ghela Mahadev temple on the banks of Tapi river in Piplod area of ​​Surat. This temple has a practice of offering live crabs to Lord Shiva on the eleventh day of Posha month every year. Which has been going on for years and every year during the month of Posh, people flock to worship Lord Shiva by taking a large number of live crabs. A number of devotees come to offer live crabs to Lord Shiva and fulfill their manta.

It is believed that Mahadev, who has his ear pierced, is kept alive by crabs

Adequate vigilance is also taken by the temple administration to ensure that the devotees do not face any inconvenience and do not create any disorder. Especially people suffering from the problem of waxing in the ears keep offering live crabs to this temple. There is a belief among the people that keeping this barrier will get rid of the disease. Every year people come here to cast their faith.

People who have fulfilled their wishes offer crabs to Mahadev

This practice of not recognizing two hours has been going on for years and a large number of people hold this belief. This type of manta is held especially for young children who are vaccinated in the ears and live crabs are offered to fulfill the wish.