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It is the biggest and most famous ghat in Rishikesh, located at the banks of the Ganges. Devotees visit the ghat to take ritual baths, believing it cleanses them of their sins. It is also used for the performance of the last rites ritual. The ghat is famed for the Ganga arti, performed to the chants of Vedic hymns. The Gita Temple, Triveni Mata ...
An area within Har Ki Pauri, where the evening Ganga Aarti takes places and which is considered most sacred is known as Brahmakund (ब्रह्म कुण्ड). [5] It is considered to be the spot where the drops of Amrit fell over from the sky, while being carried in a pitcher by the celestial bird, Garuda after the Samudra Manthan.
[7] [8] Rishikesh is a vegetarian-only and alcohol-free city. [9] The Tehri Dam is located 86 km (53 mi) away from Rishikesh. Uttarkashi, a popular yoga destination, is 170 km (110 mi) uphill on the way to Gangotri.
National Highway 354, commonly referred to as NH 354 is a national highway in India. It is a spur road of National Highway 54 under Bharatmala in the state of Panjab in India. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ]
NH 34 from Rishikesh to Haridwar. NH 334A from Haridwar to Laksar and Purkazi town in Muzaffarnagar district on Uttarakhand-U.P. border. National Highway 334 (India) from Purkazi to Meerut. National Highway 34 (India) from Meerut to Modinagar and Ghaziabad just short of Delhi. The highway bypasses the towns and cities en route from Haridwar to ...
Dashashwamedh Ghat is a main ghat in Varanasi located on the Ganges River in Uttar Pradesh.It is located close to Vishwanath Temple.There are two Hindu legends associated with the ghat: according to one, Brahma created it to welcome Shiva, and in another, Brahma performed 10 Ashwamegha Yajna, Dasa-Ashwamedha yajna.
Parmarth Niketan is situated in the lap of the lush Himalayas, along the banks of the Ganges.The ashram was founded in 1942 by Pujya Swami Shukdevanandji Maharaj (1901–1965).
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