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Over thousands of years, Hindus have journeyed far and wide on Yatras, whether it is to purify themselves in the most sacred of rivers, to give thanks to a deity for blessings received or to simply stand in the presence of the dearest of their gods. However, in modern times, we find the idea of the Hindu pilgrimage being distorted and reduced to a mere outing that has no place for traditional ideals like sacrifice, risk and voluntary hardship. The modernisation of the Hindu pilgrimage has made it convenient and easy for people to travel to their holy places but has caused a total loss of the meaning of pilgrimage itself.
References:
Bharadwaj Surinder and James Lochtefeld. Thirta, in Sushil Mittal and gene Thursby(eds). The Hindu World, London 2004: Routledge, 478 - 504
Fuller, Christopher. The Camphor Flame. Popular Hinduism and Society in India, Princeton 1992: Princeton University Press