This year's Kanwar Yatra saw an unprecedented turnout of devotees collecting sacred Ganga water. Approximately 4.43 crore pilgrims returned home with water by Monday evening. On Monday alone, 63.60 lakh pilgrims reached Haridwar to collect the holy water. The annual pilgrimage began on July 30 and will conclude on August 11. Extensive arrangements were made for security and pilgrim facilities along the routes.

Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath conducts aerial survey of Kanwar Yatra route, estimates 4-4.5 crore devotees travelling between Haridwar and Ghaziabad could participate in Kanwar…

The average inter-state or inter-district pilgrimage spending in August in the survey is ₹912 per person compared to ₹1,501 in other months for Hindus.