We must allow the yatra and the darshans of Lord Shiva to be without any controversy and hidden commercial undertones. |
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But perhaps the biggest change was in the number of pilgrims walking the yatra route. |
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It also said that these and other facilities are provided in other religious festivals also such as during Amarnath yatra and Kumbh Mela. |
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Following the bad weather conditions, the authorities have suspended the yatra and all the pilgrims have been asked to remain at the base camp. |
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In fact, one would find very few Maharashtrian families that have not done the Ashtavinayakadarshan yatra once in their lives. |
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He led a yatra in the 1980s that resulted in the demolition of a mosque in the city of Ayodhya, sparking religious riots across the country. |
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Even as the yatra officially started on July 15, devotees have been visiting the holy cave one month prior and so far 54000 pilgrims have had darshan at the shrine. |
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The campaign was spearheaded by Mr Advani, who led a ram rath yatra, or chariot procession, halfway across India to rally support for the temple. |
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Well over 600,000 Hindu pilgrims follow a yatra, a tough walk over several days to a cave containing a phallus-shaped piece of ice, or lingam. |
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Nearly fifty thousand devotees attended the annual Jagannath Rath Yatra held on Thursday in Mumbai. |
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