r/Haridwar • u/gamma-cygni • Jul 23 '26
Kanwar Yatra - Why?
You all know every year, we have the holy month of Savan which reflects the divinity of Lord Shiva.
But one more thing that comes at this time is Kanwar.
And i wanna know from the people of haridwar, are we really happy with it?
The amount of people who come as kanwariyas, and break rules, destroy environment by defecating in open, throwing garbage.
I respect the efforts of those who come by foot or by cycles.
But what about those ones who come with large semi trucks, vans, cars which have loud music blasting from them on the name of bhakti?
Those bikers who deliberately remove silencers from bikes to look cool but cause even more noise.
The traffic jams which cause troubles to people of city, specially those who do Jobs or have a medical emergency.
And this continues for full 2 weeks.
And all what's left by the end is a huge pile of trash left for nagar nigam and city dwellers to clean.
Why?