India, Nov. 19 -- MEERUT A 22-km foot march proposed by the Harihar Sena from Maa Kaila Devi Temple to a 'disputed site' was cancelled in Sambhal on Wednesday following intervention by district magistrate Rajendra Pensiya. He made a phone call to the temple's Mahant, put it on speaker before a large gathering, and appealed to him to restrict the march to the temple premises for the sake of maintaining law and order.

Founder of Harihar Sena, mahant Rishiraj Giri, had announced a 'Harihar Mandir Padyatra' on November 19 during which devotees planned to cover a circumambulation route around the disputed complex.

The controversy traces back to the same day last year, when Hindu organisations filed a petition in Sambhal Court claiming the Ja...