Photos: Kanwariyas’ tough road to penance
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A Shiva devotee walks along with other Kanwariyas during their pilgrimage in Meerut. (PTI Photo)
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Kanwariya offer Ganga Jal to Lord Shiva at Durga Temple in Gandhi Nagar, New Delhi. (Sonu Mehta/HT PHOTO)
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Strides of faith Kanwariyas undertake arduous journey on foot from Haridwar. (Sakib Ali / HT Photo)
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Millions of ‘Kanwarias’ from different states ,carry Kanwars on their shoulders, wearing orange dresses and walking hundreds of miles barefooted to bathe the ‘Shivaling’. (PTI)
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A kanwariya, wearing shirt with Yogi Adityanath’s picture is seen on the bank of river Ganga in Allahabad. (Jitendra Prakash / REUTERS)
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Thousands of Dak Kanwars throng the national highway on the penultimate day of Kanwar yatra. (Sonu Mehta/HT PHOTO)
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Young men carry the national flag and chant ‘Bharat Mata ki jai and Vande Mataram’. (Virendra Singh Gosain/HT PHOTO)
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