Monday, February 14, 2011

Peerane Kaliyar Festival Roorkee

Peerane Kaliyar Festival is organised at Piran Kaliyar Sharif. This is located in Roorkee tehsil of Haridwar district. Lakhs of Jaireens from across the country and abroad participate in Peerane Kaliyar Festival. The festival spans for a period of about one month. It is organised on the basis of the Muslim calendar near Id-E-Milad.

How to reach Peerane Kaliyar Roorkee:

Reach By Air: To attend Peerane Kaliyar, one has to reach Haridwar district. The closest airport to Haridwar is located at Jollygrant in Dehradun, at a distance of 41kilometer. Regular flights are available from Indira Gandhi International Airport at Delhi, which is at a distance of 220 kilometer.

Reach By Rail: Haridwar is linked with all the major cities of India like Delhi, Mumbai, Howrah, Agra, Allahabad, Dehradun, Varanasi, Lucknow, Amritser, and Ujjain.

Reach By Road: Hardwar is located on National Highway 45 and is connected to all the important cities and other regions of Uttaranchal. Some major road-distances are: Dehradun-52 kilometer, Delhi-214 kilometer, Ambala-168 kilometer, Agra-386 kilometer, and Nainital-286 kilometer. Private buses, auto rickshaws, tempos, cycle-rickshaws, taxis, and tongas are the common local means of transport.

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