Demand for lakhs of Bilva Patras for worship of Somnath Mahadev. Somnath Trust has become self-sufficient. Every Bilva Patra offered in the Somnath temple grows in Bilva Forest of Somnath Trust.
In pious month of every Monday Shravan devotees offer Bilva Patra and milk to lord Shiv and on Shivling at home and in temple. It is considered to be very pious.
A group of 16 employees pick Bilva Patras for Somnath temple along with chanting of Shivji’s Bhajan. More than 1.25 lakh leaves are plucked from the forest every day. In worship of Somnath Mahadev,the Somnath Trust has been breeding Bilva Forest for past 21 years and has gained self-reliance for Pooja’s Bilva Patra.
