5,000+ Devotees March Through MP's Sironj In Grand 12-Km Kanwar Yatra
More than 5,000 devotees participated in a 12-km Kanwar Yatra to the ancient Shiva temple in Devpur on Monday. The four-km-long procession featured saffron flags, devotional songs, drumbeats and Shiva chants. The yatra began from Hajipur Nageshwar Temple and the Agricultural Market, with police deployed for security.
5,000+ Devotees March Through MP's Sironj In Grand 12-Km Kanwar Yatra | FP photo
Sironj (Madhya Pradesh): Over 5,000 residents of Sironj, including Kanwaris, participated in the Kanwar Yatra held under the banner of the Baba Vishwanath Dham Tirth Kshetra Devpur Kanwar Yatra Committee on Monday.
The Yatra began at 12 noon from the Hajipur Nageshwar Temple and the Agricultural Market premises.
Amid the sounds of drumbeats, devotional songs, and chants of Vedic hymns, the Kanwariyas undertook a 12-kilometre-long yatra the ancient Shiva temple in Devpur, where offered water to the idol of Lord Shiva.
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When the Kanwar Yatra reached Aaron Road, the number of devotees increased. The procession stretched over four kilometres.
Kanwarias, carrying saffron flags, chanted slogans in praise of Lord Shiva.
A large number of policemen remained there to maintain law and order.
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