"He was taken from one hospital to another, wasting crucial time. The doctors here had to then amputate his leg," Keshav said.
Lal even doesn't know whether his pony has survived or not.
"He is not eating properly. He is consumed by guilt that he couldn't rescue his pony," Keshav added.
Lal, who was the only earning member in his family of six, also worries about his livelihood.
"He has two small children and elderly parents. He does not know how he will survive after he comes out from the hospital," Keshav added.
Gajendra Giri, a 50-year-old sadhu from Benares, had come for "darshan" of Lord Shiva at the famed Kedarnath shrine.
