An all-time record of 48 million Kanwariyas arrived in Haridwar during this year’s 14-day Shravan Kanwar pilgrimage, which began on July 30 and concluded on Tuesday, making it the biggest-ever Kanwar fair in the city, officials said on Tuesday.
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They collected holy Ganga water and subsequently offered it at the revered ancient Shri Daksheshwar Mahadev temple in Kankhal on the occasion of Sawan Shivratri. Following the successful conclusion of the Kanwar fair, Haridwar district magistrate Mayur Dixit and Bhullar performed rituals at the sanctum sanctorum of Brahmakund at Har-ki-Pauri on Tuesday along with members of the saint community.
