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Haridwar is a city in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. It is one of the seven holiest places for Hindu people. There are several temples and ashrams in the city. The river Ganga flows in the city and is worshipped by Hindus for whom the river is sacred.

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  • Haridwar Aerial view

    Meandering main Ganga river, known here as Neel Dhara (left) and the Ganga canal (right), passing through Haridwar.

  • Ganga aarti haridwar 02

    Ganga Aarti at Haridwar

  • Ganga Mahabalipuram

    Prince Bhagiratha in penance for the salvation of 60,000 of his ancestors.

  • Shiva Bearing the Descent of the Ganges River, folio from a Hindi manuscript by the saint Narayan LACMA M.86.345.6

    Gangadhara, Shiva bearing the Descent of the Ganges River as Parvati and Bhagiratha, and the bull Nandi look on. circa 1740

  • Head of Ganges Canal, Haridwar, 1894-1898

    Head of the Ganges Canal, Haridwar, ca 1894–1898.

  • Haridwar from opposite bank of the Ganges, 1866

    Haridwar from the opposite bank of the Ganges, 1866

  • United Provinces 1903

    Haridwar as a part of the United Province, 1903

  • Main Ganga river, before the Bhimgoda barrage, Haridwar

    Neeldhara Bird Sanctuary at the main Ganges Canal, before Bhimgoda Barrage, also showing signs of an ancient port.

  • Har ki pauri panoramic view1

    Panoramic view of Har ki Pauri

  • Panorama of Haridwar City

    Panorama of Haridwar city from Mansa Devi Temple

  • Clock Tower, at Har-ki-Pauri, Haridwar

    The Clock Tower on the Malviya Dwip at Har Ki Pauri.

  • Third Shahi Snan in Hari Ki Pauri

    The Haridwar Kumbh Mela is held in every 12 years and the date is determined by Hindu astrology.

  • Das Mahavidya temple, Daksheswara Mahadev temple

    Das Mahavidya temple, Daksheswara Mahadev temple

  • Cable car to Mansa Devi Temple, Haridwar, Uttarakhand, India

    Ropeway to Mansa Devi Temple, Haridwar.

  • Bholanath Sevashram temple by the Ganges, Haridwar

    Bholanath Sevashram temple by the Ganges, Haridwar

  • Chilla

    Haridwar from Chilla Range, Rajaji National Park

  • Shiva statue by the Ganges, across Har-ki-Pauri, Haridwar

    Shiva statue by the Ganges, across Har-ki-Pauri, Haridwar

  • Haridwar Jain temple (1)

    Shri Chintamani Parshwnath Jain Shwetambar Mandir

  • Patanjali center

    Pantanjali Yogpeeth

  • Haridwar Railway station

    Haridwar Railway station

See also

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