Saturday, February 6, 2010

Haridwar


Haridwar
Area : 2360 Sq. km
State : Uttarkhand
STD Code : 01334
Haridwar Railway Enquiry : 131
Haridwar Roadway Enquiry : 227037
Temperature at Haridwar : Summer 42.5 – 16.9 degree centigrade
: Winter 23.8 – 6 degree centigrade
Rainfall at Haridwar : 165 cm
Main Attranction of Haridwar : Har ki paurI, Mansa devi temple, chandi dev temple
Near by Cities : Rishikesh, Dehradoon, Mussorie, Roorkee

According to Hindu mythology, Haridwar is one of the seven holiest places as the Gods are believed to have left their footprints in Haridwar. Haridwar, the city of legends lies in the foot hills of Shivalik ranger of Himalayas.

There are many legends and tales that lies behind Haridwar which every localities of Haridwar is always ready to speak about. The most popular tales of Haridwar says that “ One can attain salvation by praying to Lord Vishnu (Hari) or Lord Shiva and hence this spot of salvation is called Haridwar or Hardwar”

The holy city of Haridwar is home to some of the most sacred Hindu rituals. One can see devotees from round the globe pondering to Haridwar and Rishikesh to perform poojas and prayers. Not only this, Haridwar stands as a gate way to the other three most important pilgrimage spot for Hindu in Uttaranchal i.e. Rishikesh, Badrinath and Kedarnath. Haridwar has always been a major pilgrimage for the Hindu religion believers and for the people seeking peace and eternity

source:http://www.thekumbhmela.com/kumbh_mela.html

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