Meerut: Uttar Pradesh police officials on Tuesday showered flower petals on 'Kanwar Yatris' from a helicopter near Augharnath Temple in Meerut. This was done on the occasion of Sawan Shivratri.
The flower petals were showered by ADG Prashant Kumar, Commissioner for Meerut Divisions Anita C Meshram, and IG Meerut Range Alok Singh.
The Kanwar Yatra is an annual pilgrimage of Lord Shiva's devotees. Around this time of the year, scores of these devotees from across India, often wearing orange-colored clothes carrying decorated pots called Kanwar on their shoulders, undertake the pilgrimage on foot during 'Savan'- a month in the Hindu calendar. These pilgrims visit Haridwar, Gaumukh, and Gangotri in Uttarakhand and Sultanganj in Bihar to fetch waters of River Ganga. Later, the holy water is dispensed as offerings to Lord Shiva in temples.
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