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Oh, ah Haridwar, Haridwar, India travel blog
Oh, ah Haridwar
Apr 26, 2008

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A travel blog entry by benabroad
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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 ...

A travel blog entry by krisraym
Day 19 - Haridwar, Haridwar, India travel blog
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 ...

A travel blog entry by bhavish
Serendipity, Haridwar, India travel blog
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 ...

A travel blog entry by krisraym
Haridwar-- First Glimpse of the Ganges, Hardwar, India travel blog
Haridwar-- First Glimpse of the Ganges
May 21, 2009 (7 photos)

Hello everyone! We just got done spending two days in Hardwar, a city which has been central to Hinduism for thousands of years. This fact really set the tone of our experience here-- most of the people that come here are on a pilgrammage and the city ...

A travel blog entry by mattarah
First glimpse of the Ganges, Haridwar, India travel blog
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  ...

A travel blog entry by onelongsummer
Uttaranchal, India, Haridwar, India travel blog
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 ...

A travel blog entry by mishandlauren
Purify the Colors, Purify My Mind, Haridwar, India travel blog
Purify the Colors, Purify My Mind
May 3, 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 travel blog entry by gleckelgirls
A few pics from my trip!, Delhi, Amritsar, and Haridwar, India travel blog
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 ...

A travel blog entry by quirk
Holy Ganges, Haridwar, India travel blog
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 ...

A travel blog entry by eddieandlynn
Look, here
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- ...

A travel blog entry by mishandlauren
Spiritual Stay, Haridwar and Chandigarh, India travel blog
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 ...

A travel blog entry by joandpaul
Tiger hunting, Jim Corbett National Park, India travel blog
Tiger hunting
May 24, 2008

saw a tiger for the first time.

A travel blog entry by queenietord
Pindari Glacier Trek, Himalayas, Bageswar, India travel blog
Pindari Glacier Trek, Himalayas
Oct 14, 2007 (34 photos)

... to India in the first place. Some people come to India on a spiritual quest, some because they are intrepid travelers and India is the final frontier for traveling with intrepid-ness.  We came because of the mountains. Hiking, or trekking, which is ...

A travel blog entry by mishandlauren
Guests...not tourists, Haridwar, India travel blog
Guests...not tourists
Sep 20, 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. ...

A travel blog entry by mishandlauren
Shout Out #25, Haridwar, India travel blog
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 ...

A travel blog entry by hodizzle
Delhi to Haridwar, Haridwar, India travel blog
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 ...

A travel blog entry by arinbasu
first view of the Ganges (empty), Haridwar, India travel blog
first view of the Ganges (empty)
Dec 20, 2006 (4 photos)

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A travel blog entry by globalfly
Day 18 - Happy Diwali!, Haridwar, India travel blog
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 ...

A travel blog entry by bhavish
char dham yatra, char dham yatra agent, char dham, Haridwar, India travel blog
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 ...

A travel blog entry by chardhamyatra
The Magical Mystery Tour: part 1, Haridwar, India travel blog
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.

A travel blog entry by hammitt
Blessings!, Haridwar, India travel blog
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 ...

A travel blog entry by cawleyadventure
Day 7 - Haridwar briefly, Haridwar, India travel blog
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 ...

A travel blog entry by bhavish
Haridwar - The Gods Must Be Crazy, Haridwar, India travel blog
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 ...

A travel blog entry by adrianmurray
Haridwar, Haridwar, India travel blog
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 ...

A travel blog entry by jonathanfoster
Pilgrims, Haridwar, India travel blog
Pilgrims
Jun 22, 2006

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A travel blog entry by thehog
One of Hindu
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 ...

A travel blog entry by meli_matt
Haridwar, Haridwar, India travel blog
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 ...

A travel blog entry by global-romy
Pilgern ueber Pilger, Haridwar, India travel blog
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 ...

A travel blog entry by reisenachinnen
the foothills of the himalyas, Haridwar, India travel blog
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 ...

A travel blog entry by trg7