Kuju (Jharkhand), March 15 -- A youth from Maharashtra undertaking a cycle pilgrimage to all twelve Jyotirlingas across the country has reached Jharkhand as part of his year-long spiritual journey.

Nikhil Machhindra Dahatonde, who started the journey from Maharashtra, said he has been travelling for the past 374 days on a bicycle with the aim of visiting major Hindu pilgrimage sites.

During the journey, he has already completed visits to the four Dhams and offered prayers at eight Jyotirlinga shrines.

He said his next destination is Kashi where he plans to offer prayers at the Kashi Vishwanath temple before proceeding to Ayodhya to mark Ram Navami.

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