A Kanwariya carries an ornately decorated kanwar along a New Delhi highway during the annual Kanwar Yatra on 2 August 2026, the holy month of Shravan drawing lakhs of Lord Shiva devotees onto pilgrimage routes. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)
Carrying a vibrantly decorated kanwar, a lone Kanwariya walks a New Delhi highway on 2 August 2026 as part of the annual Kanwar Yatra — a Shravan tradition in which devotees fetch sacred Ganga water to offer at Shiva temples. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)
The Kanwar Yatra — one of India's largest annual Hindu pilgrimages — fills New Delhi highways every Shravan, with devotees carrying sacred Ganga water to anoint Lord Shiva. This year's procession was photographed on 2 August 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)
A solitary Kanwariya makes his way along a New Delhi highway on 2 August 2026, balancing a decorated kanwar — a bamboo pole fitted with pitchers of holy Ganga water — as part of the sacred Shravan pilgrimage to honour Lord Shiva. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)
Groups of Kanwariyas carrying elaborately decorated kanwars march in procession along a New Delhi highway on 2 August 2026, as the annual Kanwar Yatra draws large congregations of Lord Shiva devotees during Shravan. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)
On Sunday, 2 August 2026 — a day considered especially auspicious in Shravan — large columns of Kanwariyas marched along New Delhi highways bearing decorated kanwars filled with sacred water collected from the Ganga. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)
Elaborately adorned kanwars — each uniquely crafted by devotees — are a defining visual of the annual Kanwar Yatra, as Kanwariyas march through New Delhi on 2 August 2026 during the sacred month of Shravan. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)
Streams of Kanwariyas — many dressed in saffron — flood New Delhi highways on 2 August 2026, their decorated kanwars held aloft as they complete the sacred Kanwar Yatra pilgrimage during the holy month of Shravan. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)
A New Delhi highway transforms into a sacred corridor on 2 August 2026 as Kanwariyas bearing decorated kanwars proceed on the annual Kanwar Yatra — carrying Ganga water to offer at Lord Shiva shrines during Shravan. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)
The Kanwar Yatra reaches a crescendo in New Delhi on 2 August 2026 as Kanwariyas complete their march along city highways, carrying sacred Ganga water to anoint Lord Shiva — a tradition observed by millions of devotees every Shravan. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)