India, July 21 -- The kanwar yatra has, over the past few years, morphed from a stringent test of devotion to a free pass for all sorts of hooliganism, vandalism and cacophonous disruption of traffic. The yatra that passes through the national capital region (NCR) is supposed to be undertaken by the faithful on foot, demanding rigour and a high level of spiritual awareness, fitness and endurance, but it now features large contingents of two-wheelers and trucks loaded with boomboxes, blasting music (not necessarily of a pious nature), and blocking traffic on already choked roads. Then, the kanwar mayhem is not just about inconvenience to urban commuters. It has become one of rowdy conduct in the name of faith. Those urging the kanwar proce...