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Mathura: The Kanwar Yatra is going to start in many parts of the country from July 22, the first day of Sawan. In Uttar Pradesh, a controversy has erupted after an order of the Yogi Adityanath-led government regarding this. The state government has ordered the owners of hotels and dhabas to install name plates on the Kanwar route. Storyteller Devkinandan Thakur has supported this decision of the Uttar Pradesh administration. He said that purity and sanctity are given special attention in Sanatan Dharma, so the decision of the Yogi government is correct.
‘Bringing Kanwad is a penance, it is not an ordinary matter’
Thakur said, ‘This time the Yogi government of UP is taking special care of the devotees bringing Kanwar. It is showering flowers on them, and is also paying attention to who is serving them food by changing their name. Bringing Kanwar is a penance, it is not an ordinary matter. Devotees walk barefoot for several kilometers, bring Ganga water and offer it to Lord Shiva. In Sanatan Dharma, special attention is paid to purity and sanctity. In such a situation, if a person from a particular community runs a Dhaba and serves food in the name of our God, then it is wrong.’
‘Muslims have to be very careful even in Mecca-Medina’
Thakur said, ‘Their and our eating habits are different. Therefore, it is correct to tell who is running the Dhaba and Hotel. If Hindus and Muslims are brothers, then why do they need to run a Dhaba or Hotel on that route at a particular time? Even if they are running it, they should write their name clearly. Muslim people have to be very careful even in Mecca-Medina. When care can be taken while going to Mecca, then why not during Kanwar?’
Thakur appealed to the devotees to take prasad from home
The narrator said, ‘I request those who are doing politics on this issue to once walk several kilometers to get the Kanwar. After this you will know what all things have to be taken care of while bringing the Kanwar.’ Devkinandan has also appealed to the Kanwariyas to carry prasad from home during the journey. He said, ‘Bring prasad from home during the Kanwar Yatra or eat only at the dhaba and hotel of a Sanatani person.’ (IANS)
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