A yatra from ritual piety to base violence

Kanwariyas annually cause mayhem in Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, and Delhi during the monsoon pilgrimage.

Devotees, mostly young men, engage in violence against people and property, traffic disruptions, high-decibel DJ trucks, and littering.

An attack on school buses occurred in Lucknow on August 3, with no law enforcement action due to tacit government support.

The kanwar yatra involves carrying Ganga water, believed to cleanse sins, but unlawful practices are seen as blasphemous.