Kanwar Yatra: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday showered flowers from a helicopter on Kanwariyas at the Delhi-Meerut highway.

During the Kanwar Yatra, the Chief Minister made a direct visit from Saharanpur to the Delhi-Meerut highway, where he personally showered flowers on the gathered thousands of Shiva devotees.

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Accompanying him were Jal Shakti Minister Swatantra Dev Singh and Principal Secretary Home Sanjay Prasad.

In a similar fashion, the administration and senior police officers showered flowers on the devotees of Shiva from a helicopter on Friday afternoon. From Meerut to Barnawa, the Kanwariyas received this floral shower.

It is noteworthy that the tradition of showering flowers on Kanwariyas has been upheld by the Yogi government in Uttar Pradesh since it came into power.

Recently, Varanasi also witnessed the officers showering flowers on the devotees. The Commissioner, DM, and other senior officials conducted an aerial survey of the Kanwar Yatra throughout the district and its boundaries.

They extended a warm welcome to the Kanwariyas in the Meerut district by showering flowers from a helicopter.

The aerial shower of flowers included various locations such as the Augharnath temple, Police Line, Begumpul, Sivaya Toll, Mataur, Sakoti, Dadri, Khatauli, Salawa, Nanu Pul, Poothkhas Bridge, Jani Bridge, Niwari, Mohidinpur, Partapur Interchange, Subharti, Kankarkheda flyover.

Additionally, flowers were also showered from the police line in Baghpat to the railway crossing, Barnawa police post, Galhaita village, and Puramahadev temple.