"Dham" in sanatan dharma means "The divine Abode".
However people residing near it do not treat it like that and are exploiting the "heaven".
From the price and tickets of helicopters to as basic as providing water to the people residing in hotels.
This week a good friend of mine went to Char dham yatra with their family & friends.
Firstly, they faced a hell lot of traffic due to inability of Uttarkhand police personnels appointed over those routes.
Secondly, got scammed regarding stay near Kedarnath Temple where when they reached along with other people too got to know nobody naming "Shivaay Hostel" (Arun Chowdhury) is present there.
Thirdly, let do not talk about the poor souls "Animals" who are made to work untill their last breath by their owners if somehow they can not stand they are beaten continuously, they even allow them to drink water when the owner want at their own will.
Fourthly, The temples elsewhere in India are closed and opened at a certain time after "Aarti" but here it is open untill 12. Furthermore, after 12pm, VIP Devotees are taken inside with the back gate with a charge of per person 1000rs and they offer their puja. This continues atleast untill 2:30Am.
Fifth, The Hotel (obviously not each) where devotees stayed when they asked for water the manager over their said """Aap jaha khana kha k aae ho wha se paani maango, yha aapko pani nhi de skte. Rule nhi h"" can you believe this?????
Sixth, the fare and bookings of Helicopters if you have done you know that the rates by Government are around 3000
However, they are getting sold upto 18000.
Wait my friend this is not the end, There are "kunds" "Amrit kund" and "snan kund". Untill 2020 it was free for all devotees but now you have to pay rs 20/30 as dakshina then only you can get the water after a long queue obviously.
There's much more to this the helicopter booking system of IRCTC at another level of SCAM, where all the tickets are booked within a fraction of second and no common man / devotees is able to book it from the site.
But obviously this does not ends here. The people can't even treat their animals which are means of their earning well, just treating them like "means", "Machines for making money".
Have forgotten humanity the basics of offering water for customer staying at their place.
What has happened and where will it lead to....Think