Page 11 - Mann Ki Baat - English May 2022

My dear countrymen,
the holy pilgrimage of ‘Char
Dham’ in Uttarakhand
is currently underway in
our country. Thousands
of devotees are reaching
every day at ‘Char Dham’ and
to see many good pictures too.
especially at Kedarnath. People
Where there is faith, there is also
are sharing happy experiences of
creation and positivity. There
their ‘Char Dham Yatra’. But I have
are many devotees who are
also seen that some devotees worshiping in the Dham of Baba
are also very sad because of Kedar, as well as performing the
the litter being spread by some ‘sadhna’ of cleanliness. Some
pilgrims in Kedarnath. Many are cleaning near the place of
people have expressed their stay, while others are cleaning
views on social media as well. It garbage along the travel route.
is not right that we go on a holy Many organizations and NGOs are
pilgrimage and find a heap of filth also working there along with the
there. But friends, in the midst of Swachh Bharat campaign team.
these complaints, one is getting Friends, just as a pilgrimage is

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