Kanwar Yatra
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The Kānvar Yātrā is an annual pilgrimage of devotees of Shiva, known as Kānvarias (कावड़िया) or "Bhole" (भोले), to Hindu pilgrimage places of Haridwar, Gaumukh and Gangotri in Uttarakhand and Ajgaibinath, Sultanganj in Bhagalpur, Bihar to fetch holy waters of Ganges River. Millions of pilgrims fetch sacred water from river Ganga and carry on their shoulders for hundreds of miles to offer it in their local Śiva shrines, or specific temples such as Pura Mahadeva temple in Baghpat district and Augharnath temple in Meerut, Kashi Vishwanath temple in Varanasi, Baidyanath temple in Deoghar etc. In 2024, the Kanwar Yatra was held from 22 July to 2 August.
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Kanwar Yatra eateries row: SC to hear plea against UP govt order todayA bench of justices Hrishikesh Roy and S V N Bhatti is likely to hear the plea filed by NGO Association of Protection of Civil Rights.DNA - Published | |
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DNA TV Show: UP government enforces ID display for all shops in state along Kanwar Yatra routeIn an effort to maintain the purity of the faith of Kanwar pilgrims, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday mandated that all the eateries, restaurants along the Kanwar Yatra route..DNA - Published | |
'Action will be taken against...': UP CM Yogi Adityanath issues new order for eateries on Kanwar Yatra routesEarlier, the Muzaffarnagar Police had urged all eateries along the Kanwar route to 'voluntarily display' the names of their owners and employees, adding that the intention of this order is not to..DNA - Published | |
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