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Friday, July 21, 2017

What the kanwar yatra entails

It’s a journey of faith, in which devotees of Lord Shiva take an ardrous trek carrying water from the Ganga at Haridwar or Gaumukh to their homes or villages.

 It is a show of gratitude for wishes granted or penance in the hope of a boon being granted by the poison-ingesting destroyer of the Hindu trinity.

 Here’s a look at the journey of the kanwariyas and what it means to them.














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