Meat has been removed from the menu of an Islamic religious event in Uttar Pradesh’s Bareilly in view of the ongoing Kanwar Yatra, The Indian Express reported. The organisers said that the decision was taken based on a request by the district administration and the police. During the Kanwar Yatra, devotees, called kanwariyas, walk hundreds of kilometres to collect water from the Ganga near Haridwar and carry it back to their home states to offer at temples. The Kanwar Yatra began on July 30 and will end on August 11. “We also asked the Dargah administration to instruct all langar committees and groups organising community meals for pilgrims to serve only vegetarian food this year,” The Indian Express quoted Pareek as saying.