Jamshedpur: Dinesh Vaidya, 60, of Pune, who is cycling across India on a pilgrimage to the 12 Jyotirlingas and Char Dham, reached Jamshedpur on Friday after covering nearly 9,000 km.Members of the Maharashtra Hitkari Mandal welcomed and felicitated him in the city.Vaidya said he began the yatra from Omkareshwar on Dec 23, 2025. He has so far visited seven of the 12 Jyotirlingas and two of the four Char Dham sites.“I have covered nearly 9,000 km on my bicycle so far. My aim is to visit all 12 Jyotirlingas and the Char Dham,” he said.Vaidya said he had faced no major difficulty during the journey and praised the support he received from people, especially in Bihar, where some residents offered him dinner around 11pm.He said he rests and arranges food at gurudwaras and temples along the route.Vaidya had earlier completed the Narmada Parikrama by bicycle. From Jamshedpur, he will head to Puri, Rameswaram and Mallikarjuna Jyotirlinga before completing the remaining destinations and returning to Maharashtra.He also urged young people to stay fit, ride bicycles and help protect the environment.
