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Kankhal is a small colony in Haridwar [1] in the Haridwar district of Uttarakhand state in India.. Mentioned in the Vayu Purana and the Mahabharata as Kanakhala, [2] [3] Kankhal is one of 'Panch Tirth' (Five Pilgrimages) within Haridwar, with other spots being Gangadwara (Har ki Pauri), Kushwart (Ghat in Kankhal), Bilwa Teerth (Mansa Devi Temple) and Neel Parvat (Chandi Devi Temple).
As a result, religious tourism forms a major portion of the tourism in the state. [1] Uttarakhand is known for the natural environment of the Himalayas. 2019 Tourist Arrivals Domestic – 40,000,000 per/year and Foreigner – 150,000 per year. [2] Tourism business in Uttarakhand generated ₹ 23,000 crores during 2013–14. [3]
In August 1888 Swami Vivekananda's first destination was Varanasi, where he visited the places where Gautama Buddha and Adi Shankara preached [6] [7] and met Bengali writer Bhudev Mukhopadhyay and Hindu saint Trailanga Swami. [8] After meeting Vivekananda, Mukhopadhyay said, "Such vast experience and insight at such an early age!
Kumbh Mela at Haridwar Nashik-Trimbakeshwar Simhastha in the Godavari River in 1992. The fairs held at four sites are broadly recognised as the Kumbh Melas: Prayagraj, Haridwar, Nashik-Trimbak and Ujjain. [109] [107] Priests at other places have also attempted to boost the status of their tirtha by adapting the Kumbh legends.
Haridwar Kumbh Mela is a mela, associated with Hinduism and held in the city of Haridwar, India held every 12 years. The exact date is determined according to Hindu astrology : the Mela is held when Jupiter is in Aquarius and the Sun enters Aries . [ 1 ]
Haridwar (/ ˌ h ʌr ɪ ˈ d w ɑːr /; Hindi: [ɦəɾɪd̪waːɾ] ⓘ; formerly Mayapuri [3]) is a city and municipal corporation in the Haridwar district of Uttarakhand, India.With a population of 228,832 in 2011, it is the second-largest city in the state and the largest in the district.
The Kanwar (or Kānvar/ Kāvaḍ) Yātrā is an annual pilgrimage of devotees of Shiva, known as Kānvarias (Hindustani: [कावड़िया]) or "Bhole" (Hindustani: [भोले]), to Hindu pilgrimage places of Haridwar, Gaumukh and Gangotri (Uttarakhand) and Ajgaibinath Temple in Sultanganj, Bhagalpur in order to fetch holy waters of Ganges River.
Daksheswar Mahadev (Hindi: दक्षेश्वर महादेव मन्दिर) or Daksha Mahadev temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva, located in the town of Kankhal, about 4 km from Haridwar, Uttarakhand, India.