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Haridwar Slideshow
Haridwar
Travel Blogs from Haridwar, India
holy men and hot milk in Haridwar
I was only in Haridwar for two nights, having been warned it was "a hole" - and wished I'd stayed longer. It was beautiful, filthy, friendly and foul all at once - the 'real' India I'd been looking for. I ate like a queen and walked like a pilgrim between ...
An Experience with the Spiritual Culture in India
... as Haridwar, a place that religious Hindus visit in droves. After reading about the special ceremonies we could witness in Haridwar I was really looking forward to it...however, a long and sleepless night train later (in which a thief tried to ...
The Great Heffalump Hunt
... Mark did turn back and give some money to an old guy and a one legged man before we left . Pilgrims come from all over India to this holy place , not many foreign faces here. Went back to the Haveli and listened to the musicians again after dinner . You ...
Looking for Elephants
... to get chilly, there are still pilgrims bathing in the fast flowing waters. We dine on Thali and make our way back to the hotel. Tomorrow is the main bathing day and we wonder what change if any will come over Haridwar ...
Back to the Ganga
... all pretty much for you considering your really the only person who reads this stuff anyways!!! So where to start. Haridwar is a fairly important religious site for hindus, mostly because of its location on the "Holy Mother" a.k.a. the Ganges ...
Haridwar, the hindu capital
... journey talking to him - he gave us his number and said if we ever needed any advise to give him a call. We arrived in Haridwar and felt the swealtering heat - we thought it would be cooler up here! Following the Lonely Planet we began to walk along the ...
Adventures in Uttarakhand!
... which is nearby Big Ben Restaurant (good food!) and Mohan’s Adventure (place to visit if you want to do any of above adventures here. Ask for Sanjeev) – www.mahansadventure.in More about Haridwar – on my 'Timeless India’ ...
St. Moritz in India
Moussori is a nice mountain resort, settled by the Brits 150 years ago ... and it's still like that... but very interesting to see and some great buildings, most of them turned into hotels. Yesterday a friend convinced me ...
Unimpressed with the pilgrimage town of Haridwar
A 6am train from New Delhi north to Haridwar this morning. I travelled in a very comfortable a/c coach, that would put many European train carriages to shame. During the journey a freight train went past in the opposite direction, carrying ...
ganges
... sempre pensei em varanasi. em varanasi eles cremam os mortos. mas o lugar mais propicio para se banhar no ganges eh em haridwar. haridwar fica a algumas centenas de km antes de varanasi e a agua eh consideravelmente mais limpa, mas o mais importante eh ...
arati
... really a very intense long ride and that is all I am going to say about it. It ended with our driver getting lost in haridwar and dropping us off on a bycicle rick shaw in a corner filled with pigs, men urinating and monkeys looking at the whole ...
On the Road Again!
After waiting for three long, painful days in Delhi Travis finally arrived-YEAH!!! From Delhi hell we traveled via bus to Haridwar where we experienced Indian tourist culture in all its religious fervor as it is a sacred place where people go to find ...
Haridwar
La meilleure ville pour observer la ceremonie des Puja et aussi pour faire connaissance avec ces gens speciaux que sont les ...
Haridwaar Yatra
Our Haridwaar Yatra..........GANGA Darshan............. Me and My Frend MUKESH and My Cousin GORAV Had Been to Haridwaar On 12th Feb'2010 At Night 12:00 PM BY Kalka Mail from Our Place BATHINDA.......It was gr8 journey for me BEcoz It Is My ...
Rishikesh
... us, making offerings and receiving blessings. Fellow (Indian) tourists requested to take our pictures! Security was tight in Haridwar with blue uniformed "special forces" in both Rishikesh and Haridwar. We were searched at four checkpoints, and at ...
Mar 14, 2010
To celebrate the Great Ganges
Where Rishikish caters to those pursuing their vedic studies, Haridwar is more of a pilgrimage site devoted to the Ganges itself. Every night at dusk an Aarti (a Hindu ceremony where ghee (purified butter) candles are offered to a deity) are ...
The holy town!
... . Buffalo monkeys, goats and the odd pig seem to be the main animals kept. The drive is worth it and we eventually arrive in Haridwar in time to enjoy a cable car ride up to "Handi Devi Temple" up the mountain. The view was lovely and the temple was very ...
From Agra in the Fog
... to hit the road once more. We are looking to catch two trains today, one to New Delhi train station, and the second to Haridwar. With the fog affecting the trains we are anxious as to whether or not we will catch the second train, and we doubt ...
Haridwar
Fantastisk by, med en fantastisk atmsfære! Og guttene fikk renset seg og startet på livet etter å ha badet i ...
Haridwar
W Haridwarze jestem zaledwie pół dnia. Ale co ciekawe rano wita mnie chłód :O. Co więcej niedawno padało ;). Nie ma tu za dużo do zwiedzania. Jest natomiast ogromny tłum ludzi - nawet większy niż w Waranasi. ...
The Green Green Ganges
... turn off on to a side street which we hope will take us toward the Ganges and that will hopefully bring us to the heart of Haridwar. As we were walking along we saw what I can only describe as a Fiona moment (hope you are reading this Fi x). ...
Shattered Ego
Rishikesh to Haridwar, India Nov 12, 2008 Shattered Ego There is a great quote from Brian Thompson's Great Train Journeys of the World that goes: "India is no place to say, 'I know exactly what I want to do' - something always ...
Arati Haridware
... really a very intense long ride and that is all I am going to say about it. It ended with our driver getting lost in haridwar and dropping us off on a bycicle rick shaw in a corner filled with pigs, men urinating and monkeys looking at the whole ...
Holy Haridwar
... yet been able to trace the Shori family panda. Many Hindu pilgrims try to find their family panda while they are visiting Haridwar and if successful may be able to trace their family back for many generations and update their own information while ...