Karnal, June 9 -- After flagging off a special train from Kurukshetra to Somnath, Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini said that pilgrimages are a great means of social integration and devotees will return with renewed energy, inspiration, and a new consciousness.

More than 1,100 devotees from various parts of the state are travelling on the train under the Mukhyamantri Tirath Yatra Yojana.

Earlier, chief minister Nayab Singh Saini offered prayers to Lord Shiva with chanting of mantras at the Shri Sarveshwar Mahadev Temple located at Brahmasarovar.

The CM said that this is the beginning of a journey of devotion, faith, culture and eternal consciousness from the land of Haryana, which connects us to India's thousands of years old sp...