Haridwar "the holy city" is paradise for nature lovers, the city is one of the first town where GANGA emerges from the mountain to touch the planes.
Lush greens forest and small pond add to the scenic beauty of this holy land, the city is regarded as one of the seven holiest place of Hindus and presents kaleidoscope of Indian culture and civilization.
This city is also termed as "Gateway of God" (dwar of hari). Its believed that people who take bath in holy water Har-Ki paudi at Haridwar gets all the sins removed from them. Every year thousands of travellers come her to take bath in this holy water . the city is also known as Mayapuri, Kapila and Gangadhar well and is also the entry point to the four main centres in Uttar Pardesh namely Badrinath, Kidarnath, Gangotri and Yamunotri..
It is also believed that amrit which was one of fourteen ornaments that come out from the Samundra Manthan was sprinkled at 12 places in the universe out of which 8 places are in heaven. Har-ki paudi in haridwar was one of the four places where Amrit was Sprinkled on earth. As a result, every 12 years Khumbh comes to Haridwar and draws half a million pilgrims..
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