Varanasi, July 14 -- Kanwaria pilgrims gathered to visit the Kashi Vishwanath temple on the first Monday of the month of Sawan.

Speaking to ANI, one of the devotees, Amar Yadav, present in a long queue, said that the approximate number of people present here could be about 10 thousand people.

Another devotee, named Rupesh Kumar, from Muzaffarpur, Bihar said, "I have bathed and am standing since 1 in the morning on this first Monday. I don't want to ask anything to God; there is no request as such. I am here just to offer water to my god."

Vivek Singh from Hardoi, Lucknow, one among a thousand devotees, showed high enthusiasm and expressed that he wants nothing but complete purification and wisdom for everyone. "Baba should make us comp...