Kanwar Yatra
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The Kanwar Yātrā is an annual pilgrimage of devotees of Shiva, known as Kānvarias or "Bhole", to Hindu pilgrimage places of Haridwar, Gaumukh and Gangotri and Ajgaibinath Temple in Sultanganj, Bhagalp
Har ki Pauri, thronged by Kanwarias, during the Kavad Mela, Haridwar.
Bhole carrying kawar
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Augarnath Temple, one of the principal shrines of offerings
Sultanganj, Bihar
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Sultanganj also known as Ajgaibinath Dham is a historic and spiritually significant town in the Bhagalpur district of Bihar, India. It is situated on the southern bank of the Ganga around 25 km west o
Kanwar Yatra
…Kānvarias (Devanagari: कावड़िया) or "Bhole" (भोले), to Hindu pilgrimage places of Haridwar, Gaumukh and Gangotri (Uttarakhand) and Ajgaibinath Temple in Sultanganj, Bhagalpur (Bihar) in order to fetch holy waters from the Ganges River. Millions of pilgrims fetch sacred water from river Ganga and carry on their…
EB Harris with the Sultanganj Buddha. 1861/1862