Kanwar Yatra: As annual pilgrimage concludes today amid violence and vandalism, a primer on Kanwariyas

Every year during the month of Shravan, devotees of Shiva, Kanwariyas, take part in annual Kanwar Yatra travelling all the way to pilgrimage sites on the banks of river Ganga to collect Ganga water in canisters, and then travel back to their villages to empty them on shiva temples Every year during the month of Shravan, devotees of Shiva take part in an annual pilgrimage, travelling all the way to the banks of river Ganga to collect water in canisters, and then return to their villages to pour them on Shiva temples. The Kanwar Yatra, as the annual pilgrimage is known as, has been at the centre of controversy with the ‘Kanwariyas’ vandalising cars in Uttar Pradesh and Delhi. The Kanwar Yatra is the annual pilgrimage which Kanwariyas undertake from the first day of the month of Shravan. Chakke chuda diye Yogi ne.,” they said while championing the Yogi Adityanath government for allowing DJs to play music: “DJ bajwa diye Yogi ne, Bhole nachwa diye Yogi ne.” The Delhi traffic police recently sent out an advisory for the Kanwariyas who would be travelling across the country, according to News18.