Dehradun

Uttarakhand administration has said that pilgrims with swords, tridents and other such harmful objects will not be allowed during the Kanwar Yatra, which is scheduled to start on Thursday.

Instructions to seize these materials at the state border have been given to the police station and outpost in charge.

The 'Kanwar Yatra' is an annual pilgrimage of Lord Shiva's devotees.

The pilgrims known as Kanwariyas visit places like Haridwar, Gaumukh and Gangotri in Uttarakhand and Sultanganj in Bihar to fetch the holy water of River Ganga. They then worship Lord Shiva with the same water.

In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, the Kanwar Yatra in 2021 was cancelled in Uttarakhand and entry at 'Har ki Pauri' was also restricted.

In 2022 close to thirty million devotees are expected to undertake this pilgrimage.

Meanwhile, the Delhi Traffic Police has made elaborate arrangements to segregate the movement of Kanwarias and other road users and to minimize inconvenience to the general public and devotees from July 14 to July 26.

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Notably, East Delhi will be a transit point on route for Kanwariyas hailing from different states like Haryana and Rajasthan.