The place of salvation of the departed ones
Har-ki-Pauri is the major landmark of the holy city of Haridwar and this is precise spot where the Ganges river enters into the plains. I already wrote about the exciting history behind this place in my last post. Har-ki-Pauri means the feet of Lord Vishnu - there is a stone on which the feet of Lord Vishnu is visible that symbolizes the significance of this place. It is believed that Brahmakund is the spot where drops of Amrit fell over from the sky, when being carried out by the Garuda.
Every day, the "Ganga Aarti" worship of the Ganga happens at this place around sunset with a moving ritual of floating 'dias' (lamp), and thousands of people gather at this place to witness the event.
Even though the rituals happens daily, it's pretty difficult to find a place from where you can witness the event - you can imagine the faith of people coming over here. One has to move much ahead of the time to secure a place, otherwise, you cannot even walk inside the crowd.
This is the ghat where people take a dip in the water of the Ganges, and the administration has done a nice job of putting a cordon for safety purpose. The water is very chilled, so one has to be cautious to take bathe. We just sprinkled some water on us instead of taking bathe, because taking a dip could have been a trouble for Mom. As you can see, the place where the "Ganga Aarti" happens is almost 2 miles from where you can park your vehicle. You have to cross the bridge and walk towards the ghat. There is a temple at the banks that you can visit before going to the ghats.
The entire place will make you feel the sacredness of the rituals that is being performed for thousands of years. However, be aware of some of the people who try to cheat you in the name of rituals. They will tell you to donate them to assist in the rituals and you have to be cautious to accept their terms and conditions, they won't leave you later. Unfortunately this is the case in most of the ritual places, so we did not even speak to them and went on our own. On our way, we could see this Baba having a small ritual place set up.
The famous Kumbh Mela happens at this place every twelve years, and it happened last on 2021 even amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. The government tried every means to stop it, but then finally they could not stop the spiritual seekers. You can imagine the crowd that time. The deep religious significance of the place justifies our belief in the Hindu culture over generations.
WE visited the place in June 2018 and stayed at Radisson Blu - a 4 starred hotel, that offered a very pleasant stay with some nice food. I made sure, Mom gets all the comfort and food of her choice because at her age, its essential to be comfortable throughout the trip to remain healthy and come back. More ever you can order for the food of your choice in the star category hotels. Even though we were only two people, I booked an Innova Crysta to make sure the road trip was comfortable. The itinerary covered Haridwar - Guptkashi - Kedarnath - Badrinath - Rudraprayag - Rishikesh and then back to Haridwar. The Crysta stayed with us for the entire trip of around 1000 kms. I already wrote a post on Kedarnath in this post, she means a lot for me and I have tried to take her every place that she desires. Probably the next trip would be on 2024 and post on Badrinath will come soon.
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Just been back from.this place...the place always appears new....and always gives you some new experince, earlier I used to be regular when I was in Delhi but now visited there after 8 years....this time I even went to trek kedarnath it was a awesome experience
Wow, I can imagine how lovely the trek experience would have been.
It was one of the fantastic experince I have ever get. ..more tougher then Vaisno Devi... but enjoyable...testing every person devotion and stamina
A good place to visit for believer of Hindu Religion.
A must to visit.
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I have been there once, so much crowd. The evening arti is amazing.
Simply mesmerizing.
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What a beautiful place, the views are spectacular, the crowd looks colourful too,I hope to visit this place some day
You should at least once.
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Haar haar gange ,,
This is massive @sanjeevm , Here I am for another wonderful history, whoa! Cont'd of the past history about the holy water. I really respect Hindu religion.
Yeah, the population might be lessened throughout the covid-19 but I'm not sure the government could stop all those seekers. What a nice one. Just like I said earlier it feels like you're very grounded in history, you communicate all explicitly.
Amazing seeing momma well captured, she's looking very charming. What a nice time here again. Thanks so much 🤗🥰🥰
She loves to travel, hopefully we will go to Vrindavan next year.
Haha 😀, that's quite amazing to hear. I guess she deserves more. Seriously, thanks for taking her out
Hope you're reading to rock the weekend with mum, do well to have a wonderful one.
Glad the government has put safety precautions to protect the worshippers. I observed that the celebration is a very colourful one.
Obviously, you enjoyed every bit of the trip. Thanks for sharing with us.
Ya, it was all worth.
So beautiful place
Haridwar is famous for Har Ki Pauri and its Ganga Aarti.
true.
seeing so many people participate in the culture of their country and approach the banks of the river to receive its blessings. If it's great to see it from the outside, I imagine it must be incredible for you.
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The culture of your country is impressive. In the photographs you can see the number of people who are on the banks of the river waiting to receive their blessings.
Usually i dont finish long posts, but yours almost every time, i cant realize, how fast i read the whole one! Lovely photos, vivid description! I feel a small but enought vibe of the sacreness
I am always hit with the colour and culture in the posts you present....especially the amazing events.
Faith, in parts of this half of the world, is under attack for good and bad reasons. I am sure it is the same there as the modern world forces change but it is great to see people gathering to celebrate.
Catching up on friend's blogs here makes me want to travel again even though I am at the end of an very busy summer of travel.
Celebrate with the generations!
It has really been a while I saw your post. Seems you have been away from hive for a while
you visit there everyyear?
No, just once.
how many times?
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This is a very nice place. I also visited Haridwar this year but haven't shared my photos. Will try to share soon. Nice photos
The place has big importance in Hindu religion and the place is alwasy crowded as the devote travel their thoughts the year. I have been there once but not able to participate in evening arrati..
Mother must be happy and proud of you. You have taken care of comfort and her wishes that is awesome feeling...
Thanks for sharing
The evening arrati is simply mesmerizing.
Lots of worshippers! Those are the faithfuls.
I'm not aware of such things. Glad that I got to understand from this post.
:) I am always so impressed by the amount of people in the pics.. or should I say the density of people.. :P
and your mom looks so nice in her outfit. :)
I am here at this place right now. It's one of my easy going places that I visit few times in a year.
It rained here today.
har har gange... 🙏🇮🇳
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Bachpan ki yaadein Judi hain Haridwar Rishikesh se, there was a time jab papa har saal jate the... Hope you have also seen Ganga Aarti in the evening at har ki pauri, that looks really beautiful and magical. 😊