Following the bad weather conditions, the authorities have suspended the yatra and all the pilgrims have been asked to remain at the base camp. |
But perhaps the biggest change was in the number of pilgrims walking the yatra route. |
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. |
It also said that these and other facilities are provided in other religious festivals also such as during Amarnath yatra and Kumbh Mela. |
In fact, one would find very few Maharashtrian families that have not done the Ashtavinayakadarshan yatra once in their lives. |
We must allow the yatra and the darshans of Lord Shiva to be without any controversy and hidden commercial undertones. |