Haryana-based singer completes Brij Parikrama carrying mother-in-law on head; video goes viral

MATHURA: A Haryana-based singer has won widespread appreciation on social media after a video showing her carrying her 90-year-old mother-in-law on her head in a specially designed basket while undertaking the 84-kos Brij Parikrama went viral.The video, which has been widely shared online, shows the singer completing the sacred circumambulation while balancing her mother-in-law in a basket on her head.Kajal Chaudhary is receiving praise for her gesture, which she said was driven by her desire to fulfil her mother-in-law’s long-cherished wish to undertake the circumambulation of the Braj region.“It was my own decision. My mother-in-law did not ask me to do this. I am doing it for my own satisfaction,” Chaudhary said.Reportedly spanning around 260 km, the 84-kosBrij Parikrama passes through natural landmarks such as ponds and forests. The journey is deeply associated with legends of Lord Krishna and covers parts of Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Rajasthan.Pawan Kaushik, a sewayat (priest) at the Sri Dhanghati Temple in Govardhan, said the journey usually takes around 40 days to complete. However, devotees nowadays are attempting to finish it during the religious month of Adhik Mas.The Parikrama, which involves offering prayers at temples and performing yajnas during Purushottam Mas (the auspicious extra month in the Hindu calendar), is considered auspicious and spiritually beneficial for devotees, Kaushik added.(With PTI inputs)