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Kunwar Yatra

July 18 , 2021 1101 days 972 0
  • 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.

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