Why do the people go to Haridwar?

[Indiaincredible69]

Haridwar is blessed with the religious places and tourist places also, so what is the reason that people mostly go there?

[sin123GN]

Haridwar is the nice religious and tourist place.

[Sunny Mudgal]

Haridwar is a very famous for Shiv Temples and Ganges Ghat.

[toursinfiji]

Vedic history describes Haridwar as the land of salvation. This is the place where the Ganga joins the plains and forms an entrance to the various pilgrim centers of the holy land of Uttarachal/Uttarakhand. This is the land of Lord Shiva as also the land of Lord Vishnu. It is also known as the land of power – Mayapuri.


This land, which vibrates with the constant chants of ‘Alakh Niranjan’, ‘Har Har Mahadev’ and ‘Jai Ganga Maiya’ and the sounds of bells from the temples, celebrates the devotion of the pilgrims from all over the world. It is a tangible proof of the Hindu culture, which strives continuously to seek salvation amidst chaos, pain and confusion. Haridwar is the ideal pilgrim spot for people who worry about death and desire mukti. This is also the first stop for religious scholars and intellectuals.


At some point of time in the past, the route of the Ganga was from Mayapur and Kankhal to Jwalapur. Today, buildings line that path. The ancient Haripad pilgrimage was renamed Haridwar. Also, the people of the Shaiv community called this place ‘Hardwar’ – named after Har or Shiva. They believed it to be the gateway to Daksheshwar and Kedarnath. The ‘Matsya Puran’ (200–400 BC) also describes the greatness of Haridwar and Ganga.


By the 15th century, this place was famous as both Hardwar and Haridwar. According to the story of the King Daksha and his religious sacrifice in the ‘Skanda Purana’, the navel of the destroyed body of Goddess Sati fell here. As a result, a council of the Goddess Sati came up in the area. Hence, Haridwar geographically developed as a natural area of the goddess. In recent times, if one assumes the Maya temple to be the main point of a triangle, then Chandi devi and Mansa Devi would be the other two points of the triangle. If one joins these three points, an inverted triangle is formed. Followers of the Goddess agree that the inverted triangle represents Shakti (Goddess Sati or power) and the upright triangle represents Lord Shiva.

[traveloweb]

Haridwar is the busiest during the Kumbh Mela that's a religious pilgrimage and a photographer's delight because of uncommon sights seen during this event. 1) Har ki Pauri Ghat – Literally meaning the 'footstep of God', it is a holy bank on the river Ganga

[Sumit]

Haridwar is blessed with the religious places and tourist places also, so what is the reason that people mostly go there?

Because it is very famous tourist place not in India only. Across the world, Many people visit for pilgrimage and to take a holy dip into the holy river, Ganga. I think Foreigners easily attracted to Haridwar because in Haridwar they can closely experience India's culture. I personally suggestion every person go once in the life.