The Hindu ceremony of Shiva Sarwan is a dedication to Lord Shiva through a special pilgrimage to the Ganges on the first Monday of the month of Sarwan (pronounced sharvan). Two hundred thousand pilgrims gather at the steps going down into the Ganges in the ancient Indian city of Varanasi to collect water in which to then walk, bare foot, the few kilometres to Shiva’s Golden temple, where the water offering is made.