Haridwar, India Travel Blogs

Oh, ah Haridwar
Apr 26, 2008

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Isn't it romantic?
Mar 20, 2007 (10 photos)

This evening we decided to venture over to the ghats to try to unobtrusively observe the candle ceremony that takes place each evening as the sun goes down. Hordes of families had gathered at the river's edge to pray and send their offerings down the ...

Day 19 - Haridwar
Oct 18, 2009 (4 photos)

Had Raj take me to Swami Ramdevji's Patanjali Yogpeeth centre which is just outside Haridwar. It's an impressive site with ell maintained garden areas and a modern suite of buildings. On entering the main building it feels very much like a hospital and in ...

Serendipity
Mar 19, 2007

... famous by The Beatles, or to McLeod Ganj to see with my own eyes the site of the Tibetan government in exile.  But first to Haridwar... After four hours on the train (not such a big deal since for some reason I seem to love Indian trains--???), and a cue ...

First glimpse of the Ganges
Feb 3, 2007 (2 photos)

... person disguise!) we discovered that once in the infamous foreigner's office it was pretty straight forward. We arrived in Haridwar on Friday morning after a pleasant trip on the train, Haridwar is a very important city in  ...

Uttaranchal, India
Sep 24, 2007

... that we are plied with along with every cup of chai. Brendan, you'll be proud, we are officially vegetarian for India--for necessity and for health. 20 minutes and much frustration later.... So still no pictures. There is barely enough bandwidth to ...

Purify the Colors, Purify My Mind
May 2, 2006 (12 photos)

... of year. (M: Actually, word on the street is that it's 8 degrees Celcius warmer than usual - gotta love global warming!) Haridwar is a small city with a big rep, especially at this time of year, when folks from all over are making their pilgrimages ...

A few pics from my trip!
Sep 14, 2008 (14 photos)

Since I've had a difficult time finding a computer that isn't super slow I've had to wait till now to post some pics and vids, sorry for the delay!  I have a lot more pictures but have had a difficult time trying to upload them, hopefuly in a few ...

Holy Ganges
Nov 15, 2008 (18 photos)

 Hardiwar is our next destination, chosen because it's located on the sacred river Ganges.   We are really going to use it for the night a jumping off spot to Rishiskesh, but are excited to catch our first glimpse of this mighty and holy ...

Look, here's a footprint!- Haridwar
Oct 15, 2007 (5 photos)

... Sikh religion and one of the places we've had on our itinerary from the very beginning of our plan to come to India. But first we will catch our train in Haridwar. It is a night train so we had time to witness the evening bathing in the Ganges, at Hark-i- ...

Spiritual Stay
Oct 13, 2006 (10 photos)

... was so civilised, they even brought many cups of chai and quite a tasty snack. And it didn't smell. Our stay in Haridwar commenced with some trepidation as we'd booked into the Mohyal Ashram. An ashram is essentially a commune with a guru who advises ...

Guests...not tourists
Sep 19, 2007 (34 photos)

We are actually in Khotdwar, in the state of Uttaranchal, but the map pin above is close enough. We are beginning to feel like family here. We've been guided around by a friend of the Rawat family for the last two days. We are staying with Dr's H.S. ...

Shout Out #25
Sep 30, 2007 (33 photos)

... them off or attract further attention. I simply closed my dusty eyes and listened to the metal wheels on the tracks. Haridwar is a revered pilgrimage town. Built where the Ganga flows from the Himalayas onto the plains, it's name means Gateway to ...

Delhi to Haridwar
Dec 21, 2004

... the bustle of the small town life of Haridwar. We had a large, whitewashed room with Spartan facilities, I mean really spartan. Haridwar was a small busy rugged town by the river. Nature was bountiful and kind. That was more than we could have asked ...

first view of the Ganges (empty)
Dec 20, 2006 (4 photos)

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Day 18 - Happy Diwali!
Oct 17, 2009 (6 photos)

... had it's picture taken by me. I think it was a Monitor Lizard...around 2-3 feet long. How cool. Got to my Hotel n Haridwar called Laxmi Sadan. nice big room and looked clean. Lets hope it doesn't get infested with ants/mice/gecko's... Dropped my stuff of ...

char dham yatra, char dham yatra agent, char dham
Jan 27, 2009

... India etc. There are few Flights from Delhi to Jolly Grant Airport which is 45 kms far from Haridwar.  Char Dham Yatra With Kitchen : - India Holiday Home provides char dham yatra with mobile kitchen. We have Gujrati, south Indian cooks for char ...

The Magical Mystery Tour: part 1
Apr 25, 2009

... religious country.  In Haridwar that religion surfaces, and among the crowds, the merchants, the beggars, the rickshaws and the monkeys there is something unquestionably holy about Haridwar.  Something I will have to come back to see again.

Blessings!
Sep 30, 2009 (10 photos)

... train journey and we went out to explore. The hotel is in the middle of a bazaar and only 100 metres from the Ganges. Haridwar is one of the sort of gateways to the Himalayas and we have three nights here before travelling 30km north to Rishikesh, a town ...

Day 7 - Haridwar briefly
Oct 6, 2009

... god for a/c. After a brief chat with Mukesh at Delhi tours I say goodbye to him and Bharat and start the journey to Haridwar. 6 hours of bumpy roads, incessant horning, pollution, a bad headache and a brief dinner stop we arrive at the Radiant hotel, my ...

Haridwar - The Gods Must Be Crazy
Jun 3, 2005

... , the roads, the service, the rooms. But the Public Bus probably best sums up all that is Indian Quality. We arrived at Haridwar around 9.30pm after a journey of short distance, but high speed. We had to stop at some town in the middle of god knows ...

Haridwar
Aug 18, 2008 (4 photos)

... down the comfort level for the next train ride at that experience was obviously more comfortable and expensive than necessary. Haridwar is considered a holy city; the location where the Ganges River emerges from the Himalayas and where the god Vishnu ...

Pilgrims
Jun 22, 2006

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One of Hindu's holiest city on the Gange
Apr 9, 2006 (7 photos)

... out to be actually a pretty OK journey, since we have a sleeper bus with a big enough bunk for the two of us!!! Haridwar is one of the holiest city for the Hindu religion, pilgrims come here everyday to bathe, meditate, or just pray. Melissa and I ...

Haridwar
Sep 3, 2008

... ... I havent quite found out yet, what they are all doing... especially women who usually dont work. Tomorrow we'll leave Haridwar early and head up North into the Himalaya mountains... trekking for 4-5 days is the plan. Awesome!! Cant wait to see the ...

Pilgern ueber Pilger
Sep 20, 2005 (14 photos)

Haridwar ist eine der wichtigsten Pilgerstaedte in Indien. Der Grund ist in der hinduistischen Mythologie zu finden: Einst in grauer Vorzeit rangen Shiva, einer der Hauptgoetter, und seine Daemonengegner um einen heiligen Kelch mit Amrit, dem Nektar der ...

the foothills of the himalyas
Sep 28, 2007 (10 photos)

... to even more of the strange and inexplainable customs of the Indian people.  This is because from Haridwar, I was following the river southeast through India, with my final 2 stops in the country both being along the holy Ganges.  Indians treat ...

Shabati express to Haridwar
Dec 4, 2007 (1 photos)

... a taste for good massala chai!), and strange chick pea burgers for breakfast. City rail could learn something from India rail! Kamal met us at Haridwar, which looked really interesting, it is one of the main pilgrim sites for Hindu's. Lots of very cool ...

Haridwar
Jul 25, 2006

Ok - we have got to Haridwar (1.5 hours from Rishikesh) and we are getting straight on a 15 hour bus ride to Luknow - it wilbe ahard but worth it!

Conquering the Ganga
May 18, 2007 (12 photos)

... my fellow Watson Fellows, and traversed the globe in an attempt to understand how religious values influence agriculture. He arrived in India fresh from an African safari and rarin' for more adventures...sort of. Actually he showed up at my doorstep with ...