The minister did not specify if the restrictions would apply only to establishments located along the pilgrimage route.

A man was detained in Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh, for allegedly spitting on a woman's 'kanwar' during the Kanwar Yatra, with his family attributing his actions to mental illness.

The Kanwar Yatra is an annual pilgrimage undertaken by Shiva devotees who carry water from the Ganges and offer it at local ...