he further said that although the cm wishes that the kanwar yatra be held with all covid19 protocols and norms in place it is also the moral responsibility of the devotees to see that their deeds should not in any way enhance the possibility of triggering the third wave of the pandemic as such it is advisable that the pujan prayers of lord shiva should be either done through making a parthiv shivlinga at their respective homes or if at all the devotees decides to visit the neighbouring shiva temple they must follow all the protocols and safety norms said girihe further said that the health and lives of the people are equally important as are the religious practices and traditions thus the best option is that like the previous year we should not take out the yatra this year tooagreeing to abaps president chief patron of juna akhara mahant hari giri said akhara parishad has taken the right decision as during the kanwar yatra the religious sentiments are quite strong and devotees often forget to keep a safe distance between themselves and as such the crowd and groups of devotees can enhance the risk of spreading the virus and unnecessarily inviting the third waverather praying in the house and pleading to lord shiva for keeping the nation safe from the pandemic is the need of the hour he added