The Supreme Court issued a notice to the Uttar Pradesh government for allowing the ‘Kunwar Yatra' in the state.
Kunwar Yatra is a pilgrimage, which is undertaken annually by the devotees of Lord Shiva.
The devotees, mostly from northern states travel on foot to collect water from River Ganga at Haridwar in Uttarakhand to offer at Shiva temples in their areas.
The Kunwar Yatra 2021 is scheduled to begin on July 25.
The yatra was cancelled last year due to the outbreak of COVID-19 and ensuing lockdown.