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  2. Haridwar - Wikipedia

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    Sex ratio. 1.18 [2] ♂ / ♀. Website. haridwar .nic .in. Haridwar ( / hʌrɪˈdwɑːr /; local pronunciation ⓘ; formerly Mayapuri [3]) is a city and municipal corporation in the Haridwar district of Uttarakhand, India. With a population of 228,832 in 2011, it is the second-largest city in the state and the largest in the district.

  3. Hindu genealogy registers at Haridwar - Wikipedia

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    Hindu genealogy registers. Haridwar, a site for Hindu pilgrimage, 1866 photograph. Some notable places where Shraadhs are performed for the Pitrs are noted below. At these sites, it became customary for the family pandits (priest) to record each visit of the family, along with their gotra, family tree, marriages, and members present etc ...

  4. Har Ki Pauri - Wikipedia

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    Har Ki Pauri, meaning the feet of Lord Vishnu (Hari), [1] is a ghat on the banks of the river Ganga and landmark of the Hindu holy city of Haridwar in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. [2] It is believed that it is the precise spot where the Ganga leaves the mountains and enters the plains. The ghat is on the west bank of Ganga canal through ...

  5. Kanwar Yatra - Wikipedia

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    v. t. e. The Kānvar ( or Kānwar/ Kāvaḍ) Yātrā is an annual pilgrimage of devotees of Shiva, known as Kānvarias (कावड़िया) or "Bhole" (भोले), to Hindu pilgrimage places of Haridwar, Gaumukh and Gangotri in Uttarakhand and Ajgaibinath, Sultanganj in Bhagalpur, Bihar to fetch holy waters of Ganges River. Millions of ...

  6. Mansa Devi Temple, Haridwar - Wikipedia

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    Creator. Unknown. Mansa Devi Temple, Haridwar ( Hindi: मंसा देवी मंदिर, हरिद्वार) is a Hindu temple dedicated to goddess Mansa Devi in the holy city of Haridwar in the Uttarakhand state of India. The temple is located atop the Bilwa Parvat [1] [2] on the Sivalik Hills, the southernmost mountain chain of ...

  7. Chandi Devi Temple, Haridwar - Wikipedia

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    Chandi Devi Trisula (trident) at Chandi Pahar, Haridwar. April 1814. Goddess Chandi also known as Chandika is the presiding deity of the temple. The story of the origin of Chandika is as follows: Long time ago, the demon kings Shumbha and Nishumbha had captured the kingdom of the god-king of heaven - Indra and thrown the gods from Swarga (heaven).

  8. Sapta Puri - Wikipedia

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    Haridwar: Har Ki Pauri. Varanasi: Dashashwamedh Ghat. v. t. e. The Sapta Puri ( Sanskrit सप्त-पुरी, saptapurī, "seven cities") are a group of seven Hindu tirtha, or holy pilgrimage sites, located in India. Pilgrimage to these sites is said to bless the pilgrim with moksha (liberation from the cycle of birth and death).

  9. Haridwar Kumbh Mela - Wikipedia

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    Haridwar Kumbh Mela. / 29.958; 78.171. Haridwar Kumbh Mela is a mela, associated with Hinduism and held in the city of Haridwar, India held every 12 years. The exact date is determined according to Hindu astrology: the Mela is held when Jupiter is in Aquarius and the Sun enters Aries. [1]