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Over 5,000 Devotees Join 12-Km Kanwar Yatra in Sironj
More than 5,000 people joined a religious procession in Sironj.
The procession is called a Kanwar Yatra.
It began at noon on Monday.
People started from Hajipur Nageshwar Temple and the agricultural market area.
They walked about 12 kilometres to a Shiva temple in Devpur.
Along the way, they heard drums, devotional songs, and Vedic chants.
They carried saffron flags and praised Lord Shiva.
At the temple, they offered water to the Shiva idol.
Police stayed nearby to help keep the event orderly.
More than 5,000 Sironj residents and Kanwariyas joined the procession on Monday.
The Kanwar Yatra began at noon from Hajipur Nageshwar Temple and the agricultural market premises.
Devotees traveled 12 kilometres to the ancient Shiva temple in Devpur.
Participants offered water to Lord Shiva’s idol and chanted devotional slogans while carrying saffron flags.
Police were deployed to maintain law and order as the procession expanded to four kilometres on Aaron Road.
- Who
- More than 5,000 Sironj residents, including Kanwariyas, participated in the procession under the Baba Vishwanath Dham Tirth Kshetra Devpur Kanwar Yatra Committee.
- What
- A 12-kilometre Kanwar Yatra was held, ending with devotees offering water to an idol of Lord Shiva.
- Where
- The procession began at Hajipur Nageshwar Temple and the agricultural market premises in Sironj, then traveled to the ancient Shiva temple in Devpur.
- When
- Monday, beginning at 12 noon.
- Why
- Devotees undertook the religious procession and offered water to Lord Shiva.
Key facts
- Participants
- More than 5,000 residents and Kanwariyas
- Distance
- 12 kilometres
- Start time
- 12 noon on Monday
- Starting points
- Hajipur Nageshwar Temple and the agricultural market premises
- Destination
- Ancient Shiva temple in Devpur
- Procession length
- About four kilometres on Aaron Road
- Police presence
- Police were deployed to maintain law and order
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