Over a million devotees participating in the annual Kanwar Yatra in India are causing chaos on the streets of Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, and Delhi. The procession, which includes participants armed with hockey sticks and loudspeakers, has resulted in violence against civilians, attacks on school vans carrying children, and traffic disruptions due to deafening decibels exceeding permissible levels. The state's response has been criticized for emboldening the hooligans among the devotees, who go unpunished for their actions. Schools have been closed for 10 days in several districts of Uttar Pradesh due to safety concerns. The yatra, which was once a pilgrimage of devotion and strict observance, has transformed into a mass movement that ignores individual rights and freedoms, raising questions about the state's priorities and the need for a more mature democratic society that protects its citizens against violent mobs.