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Evening Ganga Aarti at Har Ki Pauri, Haridwar. Each evening at sunset, the priests of Har ki Pauri perform the – Ganga Aarti – over an old tradition. [1] Lights are set on the water to drift downstream. A large number of people gather on both banks of the ganga river to sing Ganga Aarti praises. At that time the priests hold large Fire ...
Ganga Dussehra, also known as Gangavataran, is a Hindu festival celebrating the avatarana (descent) of the Ganges. It is believed by Hindus that the holy river Ganges descended from heaven to earth on this day. [1] Ganga Dussehra takes place on Dashami (10th day) of the waxing moon (Shukla Paksha) of the Hindu calendar month Jyeshtha. The ...
Shiva statue by the Ganges, across Har-ki-Pauri, Haridwar. One of the most sacred temples in Haridwar is Tirupati Balaji Mandir. The temple, which is built in the Dravidian architectural style, is located 4.5 km (2.8 mi) away from Har Ki Pauri. It is a major pilgrimage centre of Haridwar in Uttarakhand.
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The tower is on Malviya Island, named after Madan Mohan Malaviya, [7] opposite the steps of Har Ki Pauri in Haridwar. [8] The structure is freestanding and 66 feet (20 m) high. [2] It has four sides, each with a clock face, that use Roman numerals to represent the hours and dots to depict the minutes. [2]
Every year, thousands of people flock to Haridwar, also called Hardwar, to bathe at the Har-Ki-Pauri ghat (ghat is an embankment structure built out of stone slabs leading to the river edge to facilitate bathing) since it is believed that the feet of Vishnu is imprinted on a rock preserved here.
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Aarti, a ritual where devotees sing the glory of God while a lighted wick is circulated before the murtis, is performed five times a day and named mangala aarti, shanagar aarti, rajabhoga aarti, sandhya aarti and shayana aarti, respectively. Finally, swamis adorn the murtis with night garments and ask the deities to retire for the night.