Watch: Modern-day Shravan Kumar carrying old parents on Kanwar Yatra

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<strong>One of India’s much revered Sanskrit epic Ramayana mentions about Shravan Kumar, who known for his legendary filial piety towards his blind parents carried them for pilgrimage on his back. Now we have a modern-day version of him, who, like the character in the epic, is doing the same for his aged mother and father so that they can attend Kanwar Yatra.</strong></p>
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Following is the video clip of this unidentified man carrying his elderly parents on a scale which has been shared by Ashok Kumar, an Indian Police Service officer on his Twitter.</p>
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जहां आजकल बूढ़े मां-बाप का तिरस्कार होता है, उन्हें घर से निकाल दिया जाता है या अपने साथ रहने नहीं दिया जाता.. वहीं आज इसका विपरीत दृश्य देखने को मिला..<br />
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लाखों शिवभक्तों के बीच एक श्रवण कुमार भी है जो पालकी में अपने बुज़ुर्ग माता-पिता को लेकर कांवड़ यात्रा पर आया है..<br />
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मेरा नमन! <a href="https://t.co/phG1h3pfg1">pic.twitter.com/phG1h3pfg1</a></p>
— Ashok Kumar IPS (@AshokKumar_IPS) <a href="https://twitter.com/AshokKumar_IPS/status/1549270187488161792?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 19, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Kumar’s caption reads: “Nowadays, old parents are despised, they are thrown out of the house or not allowed to live with their children. Whereas, today the opposite view was seen. There is a Shravan Kumar among lakhs of Shiva devotees who has come on a Kanwar Yatra with his elderly parents in a palanquin. My respects!”</p>
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The viral video has been commented on by many users. One said: “Any amount of praise will be less for this gesture”, while others called him Shravan Kumar and saluted him.</p>