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Haridwar in the region of Uttarakhand with its 186,079 habitants is a town located in India - some 108 mi or ( 174 km ) North-East of New Delhi , the country's capital .
Local time in Haridwar is now 08:39 AM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Kolkata " with a UTC offset of 5.5 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Lahore, Gujranwala, Shimla, Rishikesh, and New Delhi. When in this area, you might want to check out Lahore . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Haridwar ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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VISIT TO HARIDWAR - THE HOLI CITY
Haridwar, a place that everyone wants to visit because it is not only a unique Holy city but because it offers you peace, tranquility and a glimpse of Indian ancient traditions. It is said that a bath ..
AARTI MAA GANGA HARI KI POURI HARIDWAR
DAILY AARTI OF MAA GANGA AT HARI KI POURI ..
DHUNICAST Interview with Naga Baba Sri Gajendra Giri Ji at 2010 Hardwar Maha Kumbh Mela Part 1
www.dhunicast.com An interview in a few parts with Naga Baba Gajendra Giri Ji Maharaj on the bank of Ganga in Hardwar during the Maha Kumbh Mela. Wehave now made all the DhuniCast videos open for all ..
HARIDWAR DARSHAN PART2-2009-12-22
THIS VIDEO IS HARIDWAR DARSHAN PART 2 2009-12-22. THIS IS HARIDWAR BEFORE MAHAKUMBH 2010. ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Sapta Puri
Sapta Puri are seven holy pilgrimage centres in India where the word 'puri' means "town" or "city" suffixed to the word 'sapta' meaning "seven". Specifically, the names of the pilgrimage centres, which are tirthas (holy places), are: Ayodhya, Mathura, Haridwar, Varanasi (Benaras, Kashi), Kanchipuram, Ujjain (Avanti) and Dwarka (अयोध्या, मथुरा, हरिद्वर,वाराणसी, कांचीपूरम्,उजैनी,द्वारका). In Hinduism, tirtha connotes religious places of spiritual importance.
Located at 29.96 78.16 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Haridwar railway station
The Haridwar Railway Station (Hindi: हरिद्वार रेलवे स्टेशन), station code HW, also known as Haridwar Junction is the only railway station in the holy city of Haridwar, Uttarakhand, India. It falls under the Moradabad division of the Northern Railway zone of the Indian Railways. Haridwar was first connected with railways, via Laksar, through branch line in 1886, when the Awadh and Rohilakhand Railway line was extended through Roorkee to Saharanpur, this was later extended to Dehradun in 1900.
Located at 29.95 78.16 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Kankhal
Kankhal is a small colony in Haridwar in the Haridwar district of Uttarakhand state in India. Mentioned in the Vayu Purana and the Mahabharata as Kanakhala, Kankhal is one of 'Panch Tirth' (Five Pilgrimages) within Haridwar, with other spots being Gangadwara, Kushwart (Ghat in Kankhal), Bilwa Teerth and Neel Parvat.
Located at 29.93 78.15 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Pashulok Barrage
The Pashulok Barrage is a barrage located on the Ganges River just south of Rishikesh in Dehradun district, Uttarakhand, India. In a run-of-the-river scheme, the main purpose of the barrage is to divert water into a canal on the east bank of the river which feeds water to the Chilla Power Plant downstream at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:29|58|34|N|78|13|11|E| | |name=Chilla Power Plant }}, 4 km upstream of Haridwar.
Located at 29.98 78.22 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Pratitnagar
Pratitnagar is a census town in Dehradun district in the Indian state of Uttarakhand.
Located at 30.03 78.22 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
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