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MEHAMDABAD, INDIA, March 14, 2003: All roads seem to lead to Dakor, Kheda district, as pilgrims of various age groups, from one to 75, walk the stretch of road for a “darshan of Ranchhod Rai” (Lord Krishna.) Close to a million people were expected to visit the pilgrimage shrine before the 17th, the Poonam of Holi. Since the early hours of Friday, groups of people passed along the road that joins Jashodanagar Char Rasta and Mehamdabad city. “I have made it a point to walk from Viramgam to Dakor every year for the past 30 years, except for one or two years when I had to miss it as I was not keeping well. Although it is getting difficult nowadays, I will continue to walk every year,” said 75-year old Sakhiben Rathod of Viramgam. A large number of organizations have set up stalls every 50 meters along the road between Ahmedabad and Dakor. Water, juice, snacks and even food is being provided free. While devotees have been visiting the temple on the Poonam of Holi for many decades, recently the number of pilgrims has increased drastically.

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