The month-long Uttarvahini Narmada Parikrama is all set to kick off today in Gujarat. Lakhs of devotees from across India will gather for this 30-kilometre spiritual journey along the holy river Narmada. Akashvani’s correspondent reports that the state government has introduced a mandatory digital registration system and set up modern facilities to facilitate the pilgrims. This sacred 30-kilometre journey begins from the banks of the Narmada at Rampura and concludes back at the same point after completing the circumambulation.

To facilitate the lakhs of pilgrims arriving from Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, and across the country, the administration has made digital registration mandatory this time. The parikrama can only be commenced after scanning the QR code obtained upon registration on the Yatradham portal. High-tech security measures, including RFID technology and CCTV surveillance, are being deployed along this 30-kilometre route developed at a cost of ten crore rupees. According to official data, the number of pilgrims in this spiritual journey has seen a continuous rise; while four lakh devotees performed the parikrama in 2024, the figure crossed the ten-lakh mark last year.