Kanwar pillgrims were showered with flower petals from a helicopter in Meerut by top administrative officials today. Meerut's IG Range Praveen Kumar and DM Deepak Meena took a chopper ride all over the district and showered flower petals on kanwariyas.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath also reviewed the ongoing Kanwar yatra in Meerut, Muzaffarnagar, Baghpat and Ghaziabad districts.
Elaborate security arrangements have been made by the state governments and the police for the Kanwar yatra.
The Kanwar Yatra is an annual pilgrimage of Lord Shiva's devotees. The Kanwariyas visit Haridwar, Gaumukh and Gangotri in Uttarakhand to fetch holy waters from the Ganga river.
The Kanwar Yatra is being taken out after a gap of two years. Earlier, it was suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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