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Kanpur, Feb. 16 (ANI): Though a lot of people in Kanpur prayed in Lord Shiva temples across the city marking Mahashivaratri Day on Friday, many people worshipped images of serpents that emerged on a papaya.
A lot of Lord Shiva devotees in Kanpur's Bajariya area made a beeline for hours to have a glimpse of the unusual happening on Mahashivratri, or the wedding day of Shiva.

The news about Lord Shiva blessed papaya spread from hearsay after a man, Laxmi Kant Tripathi, noticed it at his home. Being a Shiva devotee himself, he declared it a divine occurrence after showing the same to a nearby temple priest.

"I had cut the fruit after coming back from the office and ate a piece of it but when suddenly my daughter-in-law asked noticed something unique on this Papaya. After having a look I found the images Naag-Nagin appearing on it. I confirmed about the images from the temple and started worshipping the fruit," said Laxmi Kant Tripathi.
Other devotees said that the emergence of such an image of a fruit is nothing but a miracle.

"We rushed here instantly on learning about the information of the serpents on the fruit. We saw the God's images. It feels as if Lord Shiva has made an appearance through his snakes for us," said Rajendra Nath, another devotee.
Many devotees visited the place from neighbouring places and worshipped the Papaya.
Lord Shiva is generally depicted in various images meditating and wearing snakes around His neck.

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