The legend says that Samudra Manthan i.e. the churning of oceans by Gods and demons took place in the month of Shravan. It was decided that all the things which would come out from the ocean would be share between Gods and demons. 14 divine items emerged from ocean and where divided accordingly. But when a most deadly poison called Halahal came out, it created panic among Gods and demons. Nobody was the taker of the Halahal poison. At this critical situation Lord Shiva appeared. He accepted the pot of poison and drank in such a manner that the poison could not able to surpass his throat. The effect of the poison was so strong that the whole throat turned blue. Since then lord Shiva named as NeelKanth(means blue throat) .
To reduce the strong effect of poison all the Gods started offering Gangajal to Lord Shiva.
This lessened the effect of poison to some extent. Since, all this happened in the month of Shravan, we offer the Ganges water to Lord Shiva during Shravan. Worshiping Lord Shiva during Shravan is said to fulfil all your wishes.
Besides religious benefits Shravan Maas also accompanies a series of auspicious days and festivals. To know more about these festivals,
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