PRAYAGRAJ: Scores of kanwariyas arrived at Sangam in Prayagraj to collect the holy water from the Ganga river as the auspicious Shrawan month began on Monday. After collecting the water for jalabhishek, they will head to Kashi Vishwanath Temple in Varanasi. State govt has deployed four drones to monitor the kanwar yatra
Police maintained a strict vigil on ghats, temples and kanwar routes for the safety and security of devotees.
Nodal Officer (Kanwar yatra) and DCP (Ganga Nagar) Abhishek Bharti told TOI, "On the first day of Shrawan month, the strength of kanwariyas was not so much but cops maintained surveillance round the clock at ghats, temples and kanwar routes".
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