Gate of Ganga and Hari – Haridwar

Haridwar is located in Uttarakhand, Haridwar is known as the holy place of Hinduism in India. It has been named as Dharmanagari, it is a city of temples and ashrams. Haridwar is surrounded by mountains on one side, the plain area starts from one side, and from this the Ganges River enters the plain area.

Here Maha Kumbh Mela is held every twelve years and Ardh Kumbh Mela is held every six years, which makes it a more important city. Haridwar is also an industrial center of Uttarakhand but it is only known as a famous Dharmanagari.

Lakhs of people come here every year, the place is religiously important for the Indian people, a large number of people come here to visit the temples, gods and goddesses and take a dip in the Ganges, while for foreign tourists here The place is a center of attraction for knowing and understanding Hinduism.

Haridwar is the most important place, the temple there and the bank of the Ganges ‘Har Ki Pauri’ is the most famous ghat of Haridwar, where thousands of devotees take a dip in the Ganges every day.

 There are many temples here which are worth seeing, but there are some temples which have been given special importance in Hindu scriptures and Puranas. Had entered, the place of that pool remains in this temple even today, a stream of river Ganges also flows from near this temple.

Chandi Devi Temple

Chandi Devi Temple is also a famous temple here, it is believed that Goddess Durga had killed the demons named Chand-Munda, this temple is located on the Neel Parvat of Haridwar.

Since this temple is situated on a hill, there is a ropeway facility to reach here. There is also a road for people who like to travel on foot. There is little danger of wild animals on this hill for pedestrians.

Mansa Devi Temple

Mansa Devi Temple is also a famous temple here, visitors come here to fulfill their wishes, hence this temple was named Mansa Devi. There is also a rope-way facility to reach this temple because it is also located on the hill.

There is a tree in the courtyard of this temple where the visitors tie a thread of their wish on this tree, after visiting the temple.

It is said that when that wish is fulfilled, then one has to come again and untie a thread from that tree. In this belief, lakhs of people come here all the time.

Mayadevi Temple

This temple is counted in the Shakti Peeth, here is the presiding deity of Haridwar. Haridwar has been named Mayapuri after her name. Haridwar has been addressed by this name in religious texts.

This temple has the most importance among the residents of Haridwar. Hanuman Mandir of Niranjani Akhara A famous temple of Haridwar . This temple is mentioned a lot of workplace but Haridwar people visit Maya Devi temple and Hanuman temple regularly.

Saptarishi Ashram

The place with the most picturesque view of Haridwar is the Saptarishi Ashram. Here Ganga ji flows in seven streams. It is said that the Saptarishis did their penance here and their penance should not be obstructed, so Ganga ji started flowing in seven streams here, many from here. It is a beautiful and serene scene to be seen.

Apart from these temples and places, there are many other temples which are worth seeing in Haridwar, which include Bharat Mata Temple, Vaishno Mata Temple, Bilkeshwar Temple, Parad Temple etc.

Apart from the temple, there is also a Shantikunj (Gayatri Parivar) organization in Haridwar. Which worships Goddess Gayatri, this institution is famous all over the world.

There are many places to visit here too and if you want to travel hassle-free you can book Haridwar Car Rental locally and visit these places.

 There is also Patanjali Yogpeeth of Baba Ramdev in Haridwar which is located in Bahadrabad, where patients are treated through Ayurvedic medicines and yoga.

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