As many as nine Kanwariyas died and several others were injured when their vehicle came in contact with a high-tension overhead wire in Bihar's Hajipur.
Kanwariyas (pilgrims) visit places like Haridwar, Gaumukh and Gangotri in Uttarakhand and Sultanganj in Bihar to fetch holy water from River Ganga and then worship Lord Shiva with it.
Additionally, Kanwar Yatra is a significant ritual during this period. People gather water from sacred rivers for this rite and place it in little mud pots known as Kanwars. Devotees don saffron-coloured clothes while carrying the holy water and walk on foot to visit temples dedicated to Lor
Haridwar (Uttrakhand) [India], July 27 (ANI): In an act of bravery, a policeman saved a man who climbed to the top of a cable bridge in Haridwar in an inebriated state. The man was an attendee of the Kanwar yatra.
New Delhi [India], Aug 09 (ANI): The Delhi Police on Thursday arrested a person in connection with the vandalisation of a vehicle by a group of 'Kanwariyas' in Moti Nagar recently.