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Haridwar
Dateofpublishing:4/15/2014

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Introduction............................................................................................ 2
TravelGuide.......................................................................................... 2
Travelers'tips........................................................................................ 3

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Introduction
Introduction
Introduction
Haridwarisafamouspilgrimage cityinIndia.Thecityis
locatedintheUttarakhand district of India.Thenameofthe
citymeans'Gateway of God'.Haridwarisoneofthe four most
important pilgrimage sites inthenation.Situatedonthebanks
oftheholyRiverGanga,HaridwaristheplaceofBrahmakund.
Devoteesfromacrossthenationcomehereforaholybath.
Thereareseverallegendsweavedaroundtheoriginofthis
place.Accordingtooneofthefamouslegends,thisistheplace
wherePrince BhagirathbroughttheGanga Riverfromheaven.
TheriverfellfromheavenandlandedonLord Shiva'shead.Due
tothislegend,theriverisalsoknownasBahgirathi.Jolly Grant
airport inDeharadunisthenearestairportforthiscity.Thecityis
wellconnectedwithothercitiesinIndiaviaRailway.Itisquite
easytoreachthecityviaroadwaysasNH-45connectsitwith
neighboringcitiesandstates.

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HaridwarisoneoftheChar DhamsinIndia.CharDhamare
foursacredplacesinthenationwhicharevisitedbyhundredsof
devoteesandtouristsaroundtheworld.Haridwarisacollection
ofanumberofholyplaces.Brahma Kundisaholypond,where
devoteestakeabath.DevoteesbelievethatbathingintheKund
washesawayalltheirsins.Haridwarconsistsoffivepilgrimage
sites.ThesacredGhatsattheHar-Ki-Pauri, Gangadwar,
Kankhal, Neel Parvat and Bilwas Teerth arethesefiveplaces.
Therearetemplesofthreegoddesseswhichareimportant
deitiesforIndiandevotees.TheseareChandi Devi, Mansa Devi
and Maya Devi.TouristscanvisitthebirdsanctuarycalledNeel
Dhara Pakshi Vihar.Haridwarconsistsofseveralotherholy
siteslocatedatcloseproximity.TheAshram of Sapt Rishiisa
picturesquelocationsituatedatabout7kmsfromHaridwar.
ThereisalsoabeautifullakecalledSapt Sarovarnearthis
Ashram.
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Travelers' tips

Nikita pathare -Vote:10

"I love that place very much and I think I was very lucky to visit that place
at night and I enjoyed a lot there. I hope you all guys go there and see
different kinds of things. "
Not to be missed:lightedlampsatnightalltemplesrbeautiful

D C Binjola -Vote:7
"Aarati of River Ganga at Har Ki Pauri in the evenings. The sight of
numbers of lighted lamps and bhajans (devotional songs) will mesmerise
you, a must see."
Not to be missed:AdipinGangesatHarKiPauriRopewaytriptotwo
maintemplesVisitRishikeshandLaxmanJhula

ANKIT KUDESHIA -Vote:10

"Haridwar is one of the best places in world.. River ganges is the best
part of haridwar. i used to go there every summers and enjoy a lot"
Not to be missed:AdipinGangesatHarKiPauribharatmatamandir
mansadevi

SHIVANGEE CHAKRABORTY -Vote:10

"I love haridwar very much. It s the best place i have ever visited! That's
all i want to say... thank you!"
Not to be missed:Ropewaytriptotwomaintemples

Siddharth -Vote:10
"Incredible Haridwar :)"
Not to be missed:gangaartiRopewaytriptotwomaintemples
mountains