Uttarakhand govt cancels 'Kanwar Yatra' amid Covid — What is this annual pilgrimage about?

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Kanwar or Kanvad Yatra is an annual pilgrimage during the Hindu month of Shravan (July). Devotees of Shiva first fetch water of the Ganga from places of Haridwar, Gaumukh and Gangotri in Uttarakhand and Sultanganj in Bihar. On Tuesday, Uttarakhand government decided to cancel the annual pilgrimage citing the pandemic. On #TILWithThePrint, Pia Krishnankutty tells you more about the yatra.

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