Haridwar is a religious city and a municipal corporation in the Haridwar district of Uttarakhand. It is the second largest city in Haridwar district. Haridwar is situated on the right bank of the river Ganga and According to Puranic legend Haridwar along with Ujjain, Nasik and pryag is one of four sites where the drop of Amrit spilled over Kumbh while being carried by the bird who is Garuda during Samudra Manthan. The believe is that HAR KI PAURI is the spot where Amrit fell and it is considered as the most scared ghat of Haridwar. Millions of people carry this scared water from Ganga to hundred of miles to dispense the scared water to lord SHIVA. as we all know Haridwar means "THE DWAR OF HARI". The devotes of Lord Shiva and Lord Vishnu called this city as Hardwar and Haridwar respectively. Here are many famous temples to visit like Chandi Devi mandir, Bilvkehwar Mahadev Temple, Maya Devi Temple, Mansa Devi Mandir, Daksha Mahadev Temple, Bharat Mata Mandir and many more. Here are many Ghats also" HAR KI PAUDI" is one of them it has its own religious fact at every evening a huge Aarti is organized here. Many foreigners and peoples from other state of India are also come to see this, Aarti. Many religious events are also organized here "KUMB MELA" is one of them. It is organized once in after every 12 years. This one of the biggest mela in whole world many peoples, hermits and Aghori come to join this mela. It is a best place to see the religious things and to know too much about Hindu culture.
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