Haridwar

Haridwar Aerial view.

Haridwar from Mansa Devi temple.

Ganga passing through the Haridwar city.

Ganges at Haridwar

Main Market, Railway Road, Haridwar

Pilgrims thronging the market at Upper Road, Haridwar.

A crowded street at Haridwar.

A shop catering to pilgrims at Haridwar

The main Ganga river on top, and the Ganga canal seen at the bottom, Haridwar, 1995.

Entrance to Bharat Heavy Electrical Limited, Ranipur plant.

Seth Sadasukh Gambhir Chand Kothari Dharamshala, estb. 1822 (Vikram Samvat 1978), Upper Road, Haridwar.

Architectural details of Kothari Dharamshala, estb. 1822, Haridwar.

Sawarankaron ki Dharamshala (Resthouse for Goldsmiths), Railway road, Hariwar.

An old building, also local VHP office, Upper Road, Haridwar.

An old building (Purohit Niwas), decorated with glazed tiles, Haridwar

Dharamshala (Rest House for pilgrims), Haridwar.

Front facade of Naya Udasin Akhara, Kankhal, with elaborate frescoes.

An old haveli with frescoes, Haridwar.

Sunrise view of Shiva statue near Har-ki-pauri, Haridwar

Shiva Statue, across Har-ki-Pauri

Mansa Devi Temple, Haridwar.

An ancient temple by the Ganga, and a view of the Mansa Devi temple on the hill above Haridwar.

Cable car to Mansa Devi Temple

Ropeway to Mansa Devi Temple, Haridwar.

Ropeway to Chandi Devi Temple, Haridwar.

Entrance to the Mayadevi temple, Haridwar.

A Hanuman temple at Haridwar.

Ma Anandamayi Samadhi Mandir, Kankhal, Haridwar.

Das Mahavidya temple, within Daksha temple complex, Kankhal, Haridwar.

Sunrise view of Har-ki-pauri, Haridwar.

Sunrise view of the main bathing ghat at Har-ki-pauri, Haridwar.

The Birla Tower, established 1938, on Malviya dwipa, opposite Har-ki-Pauri.

The Clock Tower, and the Malviya dwipaat Har-ki-Pauri.

Ganges flowing near Har ki Pauri, Haridwar

People waiting for the evening Aarti at Har-ki-Pauri

Flower boats at Har-ki-Pauri, Haridwar

Pilgrims sitting at the ghats, Har ki Pauri.

Evening Aarti at Har-ki-Pauri

Aarti at Har-ki-Pauri

Trails of floating diyas (lamps), 'Har-ki-Pauri' in the night, Haridwar.

Haridwar from opposite bank of the Ganges, 1866.

Way to the main bathing ghat at Haridwar, 1860s.

Main bathing Ghat, Hurdwar (Haridwar), 1880s.

Head of Ganges Canal, Haridwar, 1894-1898.

The main ghat down to the river, Hardwar, 7 April 1789.

Upper end of Haridwar, July 1813.

Hardwar from the opposite bank, July 1813.

A large Trishul on the Hill opposite Haridwar (also known as Chandi Pahar), July 1813.

View of Hardwar, showing the divided Ganges and the islands with the foothills beyond, 1775.

Haridwar from Chandi Ghat, 1794.

Haridwar and the Ganges, 1790s.

The ghats at Hardwar, 1814.

Hardwar and the beginning of the Ganges, 1814.

The Ghat, Hurdwar (Haridwar), Hindus Bathing in the Ganges, early 1800s.

Trisula (trident) from Chandi Pahar, opposite Haridwar. April 1814.

Haridwar, Gateway to Hari, 19th century.1830.

Hurdwar (Haridwar), 1837.

Ghat of Hurdwar (Haridwar), 1845.

Scene at Bhimgoda near Haridwar, February 1847.

The Great Temple, Hurdwar (Haridwar), India. 1850.

Ghat Hurdwar (Haridwar), c1850.

Haridwar, pilgrims 1850s.

Ganges River at Haridwar, 1858.

Hurdwar (Haridwar), a place of Hindoo (Hindu) pilgrimage, c 1860.

Image:Head of the Ganges Canal, Hardwar, 1876.

Hurdwar (Haridwar). India, May 1878.

Haridwar in Mauryan Empire Map.

Haridwar in Mughal Empire

Part of Kankhal, near Haridwar, 1813.

Kankhal,gateway and facade of the chowk, 1814.

Kankhal, chowk and market-place, 1814.

The fog over Ganga river, engulfs the Shiva statue and the bridge across 'Har-ki-Pauri', Haridwar.

Haridwar Kumbh Mela, 1850s.

Sadhu in Haridwar, during Kumbh Mela

Ganga Dashara, at Har-ki-Pauri, 2005

Ganga Dashara Festival, 2005 at Har ki Pauri, Haridwar.

Malviya dwipa island across Har ki Pauri during Kavad mela, Haridwar.

Sadhus congregating on Ganga Dashara Festival, 2005 at Haridwar.

Kavads at Har-ki-pauri, who fill Ganges water in pitchers and carry them home on foot, during the month of Shravana, each year.