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 Char Dham Yatra 2010 Chardham Yatra or Char Dham temple tour is the most holy pilgrimage tour to four prominent abodes in Hinduism. In 2010, in fact every year, Chardham Yatra opening dates occur during Akshay Tritiya. In 2010, Yamunotri temple opening date is May 16, 2010. Gangotri will also opens on . . . → Read More: Char Dham Yatra from haridwar  The ongoing Maha Kumbh Mela in Haridwar brings a number of Naga Sadus and various other sages practicing certain values, performing various rituals, staying and accommodating themselves in different camps or Akhadas. Akhadas literally mean “wrestling arena. Origin of Akhadas Akhadas came into existence in 8th century AD when Adi Shankaracharya established seven Akhadas namely Mahanirvani, Niranjani, Juna, . . . → Read More: Akhadas in Haridwar  The story backs to the time when this earth was ruled by ‘Sagara’.He was a great king with 60,000 sons.’Sagara’ performed the ‘Ashwamedha’ yajna which was done to increase the area under control.As Sagara already had the control of earth, Indra,the ruler of swarga feared that ‘Sagara’ will conquer the ‘Swarga’ also. So he stole the . . . → Read More: How Ganga descended earth  Comments are closed  Religion  bhagirathi, ganga, har ki pauri, haridwar, harkipauri, Religion, sagara, vishnu  The legends behind the origin of the divine river are also very fascinating. According to the beliefs, Ganga descended on the earth to wash away the sins of the mankind. Ganga has its mention as a sacred river and is worshipped as a living Goddess in the Hindu pantheon. According to Puranas, it is believed that Ganga . . . → Read More: Mythology of River Ganga Rishikesh Rishikesh is a small city situated at 26 km distance,north of city of Haridwar. Surrounded by the Shivaliks of the Himalayas on three sides, Rishikesh the place of sage is the spiritual town on the bank of river Ganges. It is said that when Rishi Raibhya did hard penances, Hari (Lord Vishnu) appeared by the name . . . → Read More: Adjacent Cities of Haridwar Location : Latitude : 29.967 ,Longitude : 78.167 View Haridwar in Google Maps. Altitude :249.7 metres from the sea level. Area : 2360 sq.km State : Uttarakhand, India. Location : Western part of Uttarakhand. Region : Indo-gangetic plains (North India). Features : Shivalik Hills in the North and North eastern part and river ganges in the south. Description :Haridwar is located in North India. In . . . → Read More: Geography of city of Haridwar |
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