Prayers are being offered to Lord Shiva by devotees across the nation on August 3. Devotees offered prayers at Gauri Shankar Temple in Delhi’s Chandni Chowk on the last Monday of 'Sawan' month and Raksha Bandhan. Devotees also offered prayers to Lord Shiva from outside the Augarnath Temple in Uttar Pradesh’s Meerut. The doors of the temple have been closed for devotees since the beginning of COVID-19 lockdown. Devotees also offered prayers at Baidyanath Temple to Lord Shiva in Jharkhand’s Deoghar. The Baidyanath Temple is one of the 12 ‘Jyotirlingas’ in the country and attracts lakhs of devotees every year.