Shiva devotees across India take part in annual Kanwariya pilgrimage

[caption id="" align=“alignnone” width=“940”] Women Kanwariyas on their way to Bhukailash Temple to offer prayers amid rains in Kolkata on Monday. The annual Kanwariya pilgrimage sees lakhs of Shiva devotees walking from sites on the banks of Ganga (such as Haridwar) to their homes. PTI[/caption] [caption id="" align=“alignnone” width=“940”] The month-long yatra takes place in the Hindu calendar month of Shravana. In picture are devotees crossing river Brahmaputra in Guwahati. PTI[/caption] [caption id="" align=“alignnone” width=“940”] Kanwariyas arrive in Bhopal to perform ‘Abhishek’ of Lord Shiva on fourth Monday of the holy month of Shravan amid chants of Shiva mantra. PTI[/caption] [caption id="" align=“alignnone” width=“940”] Kawariyas carrying the holy water balanced on their shoulders during the month of Sawan at Gwarighat in Jabalpur on Monday. PTI[/caption] [caption id="" align=“alignnone” width=“940”] Kanwariyas marching barefoot on their way to Bhukailash Temple to offer prayers amid rains in Kolkata on Monday. PTI[/caption] [caption id="" align=“alignnone” width=“940”] Devotees wait in long queue to worship at Kashi Vishwanath temple during Shravan in Varanasi on Monday. PTI[/caption]