Lucknow, Aug. 4 -- The Uttar Pradesh government has made special arrangements this year to ensure that the Shravan Kanwar Yatra is grand, safe, and spiritually enriching.
As part of these efforts, Kanwariyas travelling along the major Kanwar routes in western Uttar Pradesh will be welcomed with helicopter flower showers on August 9 and 10. A detailed schedule for the programme has been issued.
According to the schedule, officials here on Tuesday said the helicopter will depart from Lucknow for Baghpat at around 8:00 a.m. on August 9. Flower petals will be showered on Kanwariyas in the Baghpat region from 10:30 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. This will be followed by a floral welcome for devotees in Saharanpur from 11:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.
The program...