Devotees blame authorities for failing to keep Yamuna clean

After many dead fish were found floating in the Yamuna at Mathura and Vrindavan just ahead of Diwali, devotees and pilgrims blamed official agencies for failing to keep the river clean. Every year, lakhs of devotees visit Mathura on Diwali for special puja of Goverdhan and Yamuna, said to be sister of Yamraj, the Hindu god of death.