
On the road to Allahabad I met thousands of
pilgrims, mostly young men, walking barefoot and
wearing orange color.
They were going to Varanasi (Benaras) in order to
worship river Ganga.
It is the month of Saawan, the month of Shiva where
we have to eat strictly vegetarian only, and any
Indian from Uttar Pradesh has to do this pilgrimage
at least once in its life.
We can hear them singing or shouting “Bolbam”
which is another name for Lord Shiva in order to
feel the strength to carry on.
This year I feel that there are more people than
usual and the long orange line there are making on
the roads is really impressive.