Kanwar Yatra

From Bihar, an example: A Kanwar Yatra that empowers women, and doesn't threaten

August 12, 2025 5:49 pm

Bihar's 'Bol Bam' isn't all perfect. But it's a place of safety, where women are freer. It is a yatra that confers self-esteem, without aggression

UP teacher suspended over ‘objectionable’ remarks on Kanwar Yatra

July 27, 2025 3:42 am

The incident came to light after videos went viral — one in which the teacher Om Prakash, who is in his 50s, purportedly admits to his “mistake”, and another showing the student levelling allegations against him.

Kanwar yatra truck makes contact with power line in Alwar, 2 dead, 30 injured

July 24, 2025 6:43 am

The incident took place during the Kanwar Yatra in Bichgaon village, Laxmangarh, around 7:30 am Wednesday.

Kanwar Yatra and what we don't see: The true meaning of devotion

July 24, 2025 6:50 am

Kanwariyas return home having experienced not just divinity but also lessons in fellow feeling and togetherness

Kanwariyas have their right to choose. But eatery owners also have their right to privacy

July 23, 2025 5:43 pm

The names of the owners of these eateries are an inevitable marker of their caste and religious identities, and a mandate for the disclosure of these details by state action is violative of their fundamental right to privacy under Article 21

‘Consumer is king’: Supreme Court says eateries along Kanwar Yatra route must display licence, registration

July 22, 2025 3:38 pm

Pointing out that the court was only trying to balance the sentiments of pilgrims with the rights of hoteliers, Justice M M Sundresh said that "if only for the purpose of yatra, somebody stops serving non-veg (food)…the consumer should know.”

Three held for circulating old Pak video in bid to incite tension during Kanwar Yatra: UP Police

July 22, 2025 5:30 am

“They work as a vegetable vendor, junk dealer and utensil seller,” said a police officer

'They said girls don’t go — but I insisted’: Women kanwariyas undertake arduous yatra, one cautious step at a time

July 22, 2025 10:36 am

This year, the Ghaziabad administration set up its first women-only Kanwar camp, in Modinagar. It can host around 20 women

Kanwar Yatra: 200 complaints linked to noise, traffic received over weekend; Delhi Police step up arrangements ahead of Shivratri

July 22, 2025 2:17 am

According to an advisory by the Delhi Police, multiple roads would be closed till July 23

Kanwar yatra is not chaos. It is a radical act of equality and freedom

July 21, 2025 2:46 pm

Not only does it challenge everyday social norms, but also provides an arena for alternative social imaginations performed through language, symbols, gestures and attire

Kanwar Yatra: Schools in Ghaziabad to remain shut, security beefed up

July 30, 2019 7:25 am

This year, the yatra began on July 17. Over 200 camps have been built in Delhi in the past few weeks for kanwarias who will cross the city on their way back home, carrying pots of water from the Ganga in Haridwar.

Devotees throng Varanasi to worship Lord Shiva

August 12, 2015 5:51 pm

The Kanwar Yatra is performed by Shiva Devotees called Kanwariyas from Sultanganj to Devghar round the year.

Kanwaria menace on the streets of Delhi

June 22, 2020 6:19 pm