Suspended midway for first time in decades, what is Manimahesh Yatra
The much-awaited Manimahesh Yatra, dedicated to Lord Shiva, in Himachal Pradesh’s Chamba district began on Krishna Janmashtami (August 16) but had to be suspended midway on August 25 in the face of devastation wreaked by a series of cloudburst-triggered flash floods and incessant heavy rain, without performing the customary religious rituals. Every year, according to the state government, the pilgrimage officially starts on Janmashtami and ends on Radhashtami, but devotees and seasoned trekkers embark on the journey to the Manimahesh Lake, also called Dal Lake, at the foot of the
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