As many as four kanwariyas were killed after being hit by a train while they were walking on a railway bridge near Panposh in Odisha’s Rourkela city last night. According to reports, seven Bol Bam devotees had come to Rourkela from Chhattisgarh to pour holy water at Vedvyas temple. They were[Read More…]
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Kanwariya Violance: “This must stop,” SC directs police to take action
After a row of nuisance and violence staged by Kanwariyas over the past ten days across various cities of North India, the Supreme Court on Friday directed the police to take strict action against those responsible for erupting violence and breaching laws. A three-judge bench of the apex court, headed[Read More…]
Mythological story behind Kanwar Yatra
March of Kanwariya or the holy yatra by lakhs of saffron clad Hindu pilgrims start during the month of Shravan, the wet season each year in India. A long human chain visits Hindu pilgrimage places of Haridwar, Gaumukh and Gangotri in Uttarakhand, to fetch holy waters of Ganges River. Who are[Read More…]