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define the Indian pilgrimage the rituals—all become a live
ethos. museum of shared heritage.

सेवा धम्दतः परमतः प्ोक्तः सेवया अयं ननजतः परो वेततर्णना
े
ृ
रवतातः तुषातः । सेवक कते सवगंसफल ं लघुचेतसाम्। उरारचाररतानां तु वसुधैव
भवततननशचितम्॥ कट ु कम्॥ (Mahopanishad)
ु
Service is the highest This is mine, that is
dharma. Through service, the another’s—such thinking is for

Gods are pleased, and the the narrow-minded; for the
actions of the servant become broad-minded, the whole world
truly fruitful. These yatras also is one family. These pilgrimages

become cultural bridges. A are not limited by caste, gender,
Tamil devotee at Kedarnath, a or economic background. The
Bengali pilgrim at Dwarka, or a yatras are egalitarian spaces
Maharashtrian at Vaishno Devi— where a saint, a scholar, a
they don’t just offer prayers; they farmer, and a student walk

engage with regional customs, together. There is no hierarchy
dialects, and traditions. The in the journey—only sincerity of
songs sung on the way, the intention. The Prime Minister’s

stories exchanged around heartfelt mention of these yatras
the fire, the folk art, the food, in 'Mann ki Baat' reinforces
the government’s recognition

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