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Amritsar–Jamnagar Expressway [3] (NH-754A) is an under-construction 1,257 km long, 6-lane wide expressway in the north-western part of India. The expressway will reduce the distance between Amritsar and Jamnagar from earlier 1,430 km to 1,316 km (including Kapurthala -Amritsar section) and the time travel from 26 hours to only 13 hours.
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 ...
Ganga Expressway is an under-construction, 1,047 km (651 mi) long, of which 594 km (369 mi) has been approved, 6-lane (easily widenable to 8) wide greenfield expressway in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. [2]
The Rishikesh Municipal Corporation has administered the city's 40 wards since the 2018 incorporation of the urban local body. [27] Each ward had between 2,300-3,000 residents during the 2018 assessment. [28] Rishikesh belongs to the Haridwar Lok Sabha constituency. [29] The first and the current mayor of the corporation is Anita Mamgain. [30]
Abohar bypass (Starting point) - Saduwali- Sri Ganga Nagar up to Rajasthan border — — NH 105B: 49: 30 The highway starting from its junction with NH-5 near Dhillon Nagar (Moga), connecting Bagha Purana (NH-254) and terminating at its junction with NH-54 near Bajakhana in the State of Punjab. — — NH 148B: 122.14: 75.89
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.
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.
The aarti is performed by 21 young Brahmin priests and 24 young women. [8] The rituals involve chanting hymns, rhythmic drum beating, conch shell blowing, and brazier burning. [9] Boat rides (in boats of all sizes) along the riverfront in the evening are popular among tourists, when all the ghats are lit with lamps and aarti is being performed. [5]