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Haridwar Date of publishing: 4/15/2014

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Travellers' choice 1. Ropeway trip to two main temples 2. A dip in Ganges at Har Ki Pauri 3. all temples r beautiful 4. bharat mata mandir

5. ganga arti 6. lighted lamps at night 7. mansa devi 8. mountains 9. Visit Rishikesh and Laxman Jhula

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Haridwar is a famous pilgrimage city in India. The city islocated in the Uttarakhand district of India. The name of thecity means 'Gateway of God' . Haridwar is one of the four mostimportant pilgrimage sites in the nation. Situated on the banksof the holy River Ganga, Haridwar is the place of Brahmakund .Devotees from across the nation come here for a holy bath.There are several legends weaved around the origin of thisplace. According to one of the famous legends, this is the placewhere Prince Bhagirath brought the Ganga River from heaven.The river fell from heaven and landed on Lord Shiva 's head. Dueto this legend, the river is also known as Bahgirathi . Jolly Grantairport in Deharadun is the nearest airport for this city. The city iswell connected with other cities in India via Railway. It is quiteeasy to reach the city via roadways as NH-45 connects it withneighboring cities and states.

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Haridwar is one of the Char Dhams in India. Char Dham arefour sacred places in the nation which are visited by hundreds of devotees and tourists around the world. Haridwar is a collectionof a number of holy places. Brahma Kund is a holy pond, wheredevotees take a bath. Devotees believe that bathing in the Kundwashes away all their sins. Haridwar consists of five pilgrimagesites. The sacred Ghats at the Har-Ki-Pauri, Gangadwar,Kankhal, Neel Parvat and Bilwas Teerth are these five places.There are temples of three goddesses which are important

deities for Indian devotees. These are Chandi Devi, Mansa Deviand Maya Devi . Tourists can visit the bird sanctuary called NeelDhara Pakshi Vihar. Haridwar consists of several other holysites located at close proximity. The Ashram of Sapt Rishi is apicturesque location situated at about 7 kms from Haridwar .There is also a beautiful lake called Sapt Sarovar near thisAshram.

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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 placeat night and I enjoyed a lot there. I hope you all guys go there and seedifferent kinds of things. "

Not to be missed : lighted lamps at night all temples r beautiful

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 mesmeriseyou, a must see." Not to be missed : A dip in Ganges at Har Ki Pauri Ropeway trip to twomain temples Visit Rishikesh and Laxman Jhula

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 : A dip in Ganges at Har Ki Pauri bharat mata mandir mansa devi

SHIVANGEE CHAKRABORTY - Vote: 10"I love haridwar very much. It s the best place i have ever visited! That'sall i want to say... thank you!" Not to be missed : Ropeway trip to two main temples

Siddharth - Vote: 10"Incredible Haridwar :)" Not to be missed : ganga arti Ropeway trip to two main templesmountains