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Hindu bodies seek ban on non-Hindus in Kanwar Yatra

Wed, 09 July 2025

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A section of Hindu seers on Wednesday urged the Uttarakhand government to ban non-Hindus from participating in the Kanwar Yatra or running businesses along the route to "maintain religious sanctity."

Members of Bharat Sadhu Samaj and Hindu Raksha Sena, in a meeting here, made the request.

Earlier, senior Mahamandaleshwar Swami Yatindranand Giri of the Juna Akhara wrote a letter to Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami regarding this matter.

After the meeting, Hindu Raksha Sena chief Mahamandaleshwar Swami Prabodhanand demanded that non-Hindus should be identified and be banned from carrying Kanwar on the Yatra route.

"The administration should also identify non-Hindus operating eateries along the route," he said.

Along with this, he also appealed to Shiva devotees not to carry 'kanwar' made by non-Hindus. -- PTI

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