Apart from the amazing beauty at haridwar,there are many other ashrams and temples such as ShantiKunj, Jairam Ashram, Bhuma Niketan, Bharat Mata Mandir, Vaishnav Devi
Temple, Radha Krishan temple, Shravan Nath Math, Pawan Dham, Doodhadari temple, Bilkeshwar Mahadev temple, Shahi Gurudwara, Parmarth Ashram, Prem Nagar Ashram, Ma Anand Mai Ashram etc. are worthwatching.
Festival and Mahotsav of Haridwar:...
the ganges river dolphins:
the ganges river dolphin which are scientifically known as Platanista gangetia are found in the Ganges, Brahmaputra, Meghna, Karnaphuli and Hoogli river systems in india, nepal, bhutan and bangladesh respectively .these dolphins do not have eye lenses and are blind they have a eco location sense which they use to navigate and find food.. They eat shrimp and fish from the mud in river bottoms.
The Delta:
these were once covered with the dense forests and many wild animals,but now due to the increase in cultivated lands these forests are slowly getting devastated and the wild species of animals are extinguishing beacuse of this.but you...
The two major dams on the ganga are one at haridwar and the other at Farakka.The huge amount of Himalayan snow melts into upper ganga canal and gets diverted by this dam,due to this the water level gets depleted at ganga,and causes the decay of Ganga as an inland waterway. The dam at farakka is built at the place near to Bangladesh and another river hooghly which is also one of the tributries of ganga flows to west bengal.the hooghly branches are also fed by this barrage.the water flow management of hooghly river is a bone ofcontention between india and bangladesh.As per bangladeshis their country is prone to flood because of the...
River ganga originates in a snowfield called the Gangotri Glacier which is covered by the himalayan mountains,which are 6,706 m high.the bhagirathi river passing from an ice cave which is 3,139 kms above the sea level falls at the speed of 67 m per km and the the village of devprayag 214 km from the source joins the alaknanda to form the ganges. the ganges fall from a height of 2,827 m at a speed of 11 m per km flows to the west of haridwar 253 km (157 mi) from its source and 312 m (1,024 ft) above sea level. moving towards south and then southeast to allahabad which is made difficult to navigate by shoals and rapids. At Allahabad the river ganga is accompanied by...
Rishikesh:
This place is known for multiple temples and for its holy spirits .it is very considered very sacred place amongst the hindu pilgrims.Apart from its religious importance it also offer natural scenic veiws of mother nature as it is situated at the right side of thr river ganga.Gushing from the hilly regions ,the mighty ganga enters the pains from here and transforms from wild to calm and scerene river flowing through the thickly wooded hills of the...
Situated at an elevation of 249.7 mts. above the sea level it covers an area of about 2360 sq.km in the the western part of uttarakhand. It's latitude and longitude are 29.58 degree north and 78.13 degree east respectively. before coming into existence it earlier belonged to Saharanpur divisional commisionary. the district is bounded by Saharanpur in the west, Dehradun in the north and east, Pauri Garhwal in the east, Muzzaffar Nagar and Bijnor in the south. administration wise the district is divided into three tehsils i.e. Haridwar, Roorkee and Laksar and six development blocks i.e. Bhagwanpur, Roorkee, Narsan, Bahadrabad, Laksar and Khanpur. the holy river ganga meets the plane after over here crossing the hilly mountains, and thus found over here in its pure and pious state....
Roorkee is located within the Haridwar district in the state of Uttarakhand. It is located on the banks of the Ganges canal with a population of about 140,000 inhabitants. Roorkee is about 180 km north of the Indian capital New Delhi and located between the rivers Ganga and Yamuna. Before the creation of Uttarakhand (formerly known as Uttaranchal), Roorkee was a part of the state of Uttar Pradesh. Roorkee is also Famous for a World Famous Shrine Situated in Kaliyar town on famous Sufi Saint Sarkar Sabir Pak. Roorkee is situated in the foothills of Himalayas and close to the cities of Haridwar, Rishikesh, Deoband, Saharanpur, Muzaffarnagar and Uttarakhand. Roorkee is also a well known center of education. With the numerous schools, places for higher education and professional degrees,...
Pilgrim to Char Dham is taken visiting Yamunotri, Gangotri kedarnath and Badrinath in the series and before this pilgrimage every pilgrim has to wash away their sins by a din the holy Ganga at Har-ki-Pauri, Haridwar Before entering the “Adobe of God” Hence the name Haridwar.Haridwar is located on the western part of Uttarakhand. With the great cultural and religious heritage this Land is spread around 2,360 sq kms. The picturesque beauty and natural ambience around here attracts a lot of population to this place. This district is surrounded by Saharanpur in the West, Dehradun in the north and east, Muzaffarnagar and Bijnor in the South. It is one of the holiest place for Hindus in India. From the administrative point of view this district...
