Viral dance during kanwar yatra aparks outrage: Faith or spectacle?

After UP CM Yogi Adityanath praised the kanwar yatra, a viral video from Baghpat showing girls dancing atop a kanwar truck has stirred controversy.

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00:00After Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's praise on July 20th for the

00:08Kaavar Yatra, a very different side of it appeared online. The clip showed two

00:11girls dancing provocatively on top of a Kaavar truck in Bagpat, Uttar Pradesh.

00:15Below, the crowd watched, filmed and cheered, all during a religious procession.

00:19FYI, for decades, the Kaavar Yatra has been seen as a sacred pilgrimage, where

00:24lakhs of devotees walk barefoot chanting Lord Shiva's name, enduring hardships as

00:28a mark of faith. But when moments like this go viral, it raises a bigger question.

00:33Are we still walking in faith or just putting on a show?