New Delhi:
The Uttar Pradesh authorities has firmly opposed petitions difficult its directive requiring store house owners alongside the Kanwar Yatra path to show their names prominently.
In an in depth submission to the Supreme Court docket, the state authorities stated that the directive was issued to make sure a peaceable and orderly pilgrimage.
The state authorities additional defined that the directive was issued in response to complaints acquired from Kanwariyas relating to confusion attributable to the names of the outlets and eateries.
“The yatra is an arduous journey, the place some Kanwariyas , i.e. the Dak Kanwariyas, don’t even cease to relaxation as soon as the Kanwar is on their shoulders. There are sacred options of the pilgrimage, reminiscent of the truth that the Kanwar, as soon as stuffed with holy Gangajal, is to not be saved on the bottom; nor below the shadow of the gular tree. It might even be famous {that a} Kanwaria embarks on the Yatra after years of preparation,” the federal government stated in its assertion.
The Kanwar Yatra, an annual pilgrimage the place devotees of Lord Shiva, often called Kanwariyas, journey to fetch holy water from the Ganges River, sees thousands and thousands of members every year.Â
The Uttar Pradesh authorities claimed that the directive was launched in response to particular complaints from Kanwariyas. Pilgrims had allegedly raised issues in regards to the meals being served alongside the route, which led to apprehensions relating to its preparation in keeping with spiritual practices.
The opposition has targetted the federal government calling the directive ‘anti-muslim’ and geared toward creating divisions inside the society.
Devotees throughout the nation started their Kanwar Yatra on July 22, on the event of the primary Monday of ‘Sawan’.
Many devotees thronged temples devoted to Lord Shiva to supply their prayers and likewise took a holy dip within the Ganga to mark the primary Monday of ‘Sawan’.
Devotees flock to temples, together with the Mahakaleshwar temple in Ujjain, the Kashi Vishwanath temple in Varanasi, the Kali Paltan temple in Meerut, and the Jharkhandi Mahadev Temple in Gorakhpur, to supply their prayers.
