Archive · 24 Aug 2026
Thousands Join Shiva Processions and Kanwar Yatras Across Madhya Pradesh
People across Madhya Pradesh celebrated the last Monday of Shravan with large Shiva processions and Kanwar yatras.
Devotees carried holy water, prayed and walked together to temples.
In Mandsaur, people pulled a decorated chariot carrying Lord Pashupatinath’s silver idol.
More than 5,000 people joined one yatra in the Barwani area.
Another 2,100 devotees from 67 villages walked about 40 kilometres in Bagh.
Smaller groups also travelled from Kukshi and Khetia.
Many processions had drums, music, flags, tableaux and religious performances.
Organisers and local officials also highlighted community participation and cleaning the streets afterward.
Thousands of devotees joined Lord Pashupatinath’s royal procession in Mandsaur on the final Monday of Shravan.
More than 5,000 people took part in the Lord Birsa Munda Kanwar Yatra from Dhanora to Gupteshwar Mahadev in Kamod.
Around 2,100 devotees from 67 villages carried Narmada water across roughly 40 kilometres during the Bagh Kanwar Yatra.
New Kanwar yatras were held in Kukshi and Khetia, including a 25-pilgrim foot journey toward Omkareshwar.
Processions in Ratlam, Khachrod and Garoth featured worship, music, tableaux, palanquins, aarti and prasad distribution.
- Who
- Thousands of devotees, temple groups, community organisations, elected representatives and district officials across Madhya Pradesh.
- What
- Royal Shiva processions and Kanwar yatras were held during the final Monday of Shravan.
- When
- On the last Monday of Shravan; the articles do not specify the year.
- Where
- Several Madhya Pradesh locations, including Mandsaur, Ratlam, Sendhwa, Bagh, Kukshi, Khetia, Khachrod and Garoth.
- Why
- To worship Shiva, offer holy water at temples and promote religious faith, unity, social participation, peace, prosperity and agricultural growth.
- Main occasion
- The final Monday of Shravan, also described as the last Monday of Sawan.
- Mandsaur procession
- A silver eight-faced idol of Lord Pashupatinath was placed on a decorated chariot.
- Largest reported yatra
- More than 5,000 devotees joined the Lord Birsa Munda Kanwar Yatra from Dhanora to Gupteshwar Mahadev, Kamod.
- Bagh participation
- About 2,100 devotees from 67 villages took part in the 34th annual Kanwar Yatra.
- Bagh route
- Participants carried Narmada water from Meghnath Ghat and covered approximately 40 kilometres.
- Kukshi participation
- Around 170 devotees joined the first grand Kanwar Yatra organised by the Shri Brahmin Swarnakar Samaj Youth Organisation.
- Khetia yatra
- More than 25 pilgrims began an annual foot journey to Omkareshwar after collecting water from the Tapti River at Prakasha.