Sarangpur (Madhya Pradesh): A group of 11 pilgrims, who embarked on a 22-day journey on foot from Akola, Maharashtra to Khatushyam, Rajasthan, were warmly welcomed by locals upon their arrival in the town on Thursday evening. The pilgrims, carrying the Nishan flag, were provided with food and accommodation for the night at the Balaji Marriage Garden by local Shyam devotees.

On Friday morning, members of the Shyam Seva Samiti committee offered the pilgrims a light meal and performed a puja archana ceremony to bid them farewell. The pilgrims then departed for Kota to continue their journey to Khatushyam.

Present at the occasion were Nilesh Verma, Mahesh Pateidar, Gunjan Soni, Jitendra Pushpad, Suresh Jatav, Prakash Soni, Gaurav Pushpad, Yuvaraj Vishwakarma, Jitendra Malviya, and Kuldeep Malviya, among other devotees.