India, Jan. 23 -- Every year on Basant Panchami, Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya Dargah is soaked in shades of yellow, turning the neighbourhood into a vivid spectacle as Delhi welcomes spring. With crowds thronging the shrine during this time, the celebrations have also grown popular among the city's heritage walk circuit. This year, however, the Dargah committee has raised concerns over what it calls the "commercialisation" of the festival by some heritage walk groups.

"Basant Panchami ka programme Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya ke time se chala aa raha hai aur yeh public ke liye free of cost rehta hai. People of all faiths participate in it," says Syed Anis Nizami, in-charge at the Dargah, adding, "We noticed recently that some fake Insta accounts...