Bhopal: Huge rush of devotees under taking kanwar yatra in saffron t-shirt and half pants, carrying Narmada River water marched through the various routes in Bhopal on Monday. MLA Rameshwar Sharma led the devotees. Traffic went haywire on various roads in the state capital during the yatra leaving the vehicles especially public transports stranded due to kanwar yatra of devotees.
According to traffic police, traffic police managed the show. Kanwar yatra passed off peacefully. Commuters had to face brunt as vehicles remained stranded in the traffic jams. Though, police had diverted traffic in various pockets but Kolar was worst affected areas due to yatra. Even on the diverted routes traffic pressure was high.
Centres set up by devotees at many places welcomed yatris by distributing fruits, water and showering petals. Devotees marched from Hoshangabad to Bhopal to offer obeisance to Lord Shiva on shravan.
Kanwar yatri dies of heart attack
A kanwar yatri died following heart attack in Mandideep on Monday. Ghanshyam Abhichandani, 35, Bairgarh resident , who was staying at Hotel Oso Residency, complained of uneasiness. Police took him to Hospital where he was declared brought dead. TI Mandideep Ramanand Yadav said, Ghanshyam was Kanwar Yatri but he did not join the Yatra due to his illness. We had received a call from Hotel and when we took him to Hospital the doctor declared him brought dead.
