Haridwar is considered to be the holiest place in the world on the basis of the belief of Hindus, it is the sacred bond of Hindu people with the soil and Ganges water. There is a lot of recognition of Ganga water, which is also called holy water and people take this religious water to their homes as well. The sanctity of Haridwar is from the river Ganges flowing here in which people take baths.
The Ganges river is also known as Bhagirathi. The Ganges river originates from the Gangotri glacier at a place called Gaumukh in Uttarakhand, where the Ganges river originated, there is a holy temple of Mother Ganga, which is known as Gangotri. . There is a queue of people for the darshan of Gangotri Ji, Hindu people take the water of this Ganga Ji from the famous Har Ki Pauri Ghat to their home in Haridwar.
Haridwar is a district of Uttarakhand. It is one of the ancient Hindu pilgrimage sites in North India. It is situated at 314 m in height from sea level and the area of Haridwar City is about 2,360 sq km at the foothills of the Shivalik ranges of Himalayan in Uttarakhand.
The most popular festival and event Kumbh Mela is celebrated every 12 years and on this event, devotees gathered here on large scale. They take holy baths during Kumbh Mela and perform ritual Aarti on the bank of the Ganges. In the month of Shawan can see a million Shiv Bhakt (Kawariya). They bring Ganga Jal and Kawar from Haridwar to Shiv Temple in different places of India.
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