Claim: A video of a man hand-walking to Ayodhya for the consecration ceremony.
Fact-check: A video of Nihal Singh travelling from Sultanganj to Basukinath is falsely shared as a devotee travelling to Ayodhya on his hands. - FACTLY
Verdict: the person seen in the viral video is nihal singh, aka 'bichoo bam' from bihar. he is hand-walking to basukinath from deoghar as part of his 160km hand-walking yatra/journey to lord shiva shrines. he started this yatra on 4 july 2023. speaking to factly, he refuted the viral claim that he is travelling to ayodhya and clarified that he is on his way to basukinath and it might take him one more month to reach there. hence, the claim made in the viral post is false.
Organisation: FACTLY
Author: Varun Borugadda
Date published: 2024-01-19T10:48:54