Haridwar

Uttarakhand·river · ceremony

Viewer discretion advised due to possible graphic content. Burning corpses at Chandi Ghat in Haridwar.

Uttarakhand·ceremony · river

Cremating dead body at Chandi ghat of Haridwar, Uttar Pradesh. Cremation is the use of high-temperature burning, vaporization, and oxidation to reduce dead animal bodies, including human ones, to basic chemical compounds, such as gases and…

Uttarakhand

Uttarakhand·festival

Kumbh Mela is a mass Hindu pilgrimage in which Hindus gather at the Ganges river. The Ardh (half) Kumbh Mela is celebrated every six years at Haridwar and Allahabad, the Purna (complete) Kumbh takes place every twelve years,at four places A…

Uttarakhand·festival

"Kumbh Mela is a mass Hindu pilgrimage in which Hindus gather at the Ganges river. The Ardh (half) Kumbh Mela is celebrated every six years at Haridwar and Allahabad, the Purna (complete) Kumbh takes place every twelve years,at four places…

Uttarakhand

Kanwarias are devotees of Shiva. Dressed in orange coloured clothes, they carry holy water (kanwar) of river Ganga from Neelkanth, Gomukh or Haridwar to be poured on the Shivlinga in their hometown on the occasion of Shivratri.

Uttarakhand·river · ceremony

Aghori baba and his friends speaking funny English. He says "My life is in danger and you all don't even know it!" Aghori sadhu in Haridwar. He is sitting in his makeshift hut, with a dog entering and exiting.

Uttarakhand·river · ceremony

Aghori sadhu in Haridwar. He is sitting in his makeshift hut, with a dog entering and exiting. He holds a skull, which he circles in front of him before applying white human ash onto it.

Uttarakhand·festival

Kumbh Mela is a mass Hindu pilgrimage in which Hindus gather at the Ganges river. The Ardh (half) Kumbh Mela is celebrated every six years at Haridwar and Allahabad, the Purna (complete) Kumbh takes place every twelve years,at four places A…

Uttarakhand·festival · river

Thousands of pilgrims gather to take holy dip at the Ganges during Kumbh mela. Kumbh Mela is a sacred Hindu pilgrimage that occurs four times every twelve years and rotates among four locations of India.

Uttarakhand·ceremony · river

Dead body burning on funeral pyre at Chandi cremation Ghat, Haridwar. Cremation is the use of high-temperature burning, vaporization, and oxidation to reduce dead animal bodies, including human ones, to basic chemical compounds, such as gas…

Uttarakhand·ceremony · river

Flames coming out from funeral pyre at Chandi cremation Ghat, Haridwar. Cremation is the use of high-temperature burning, vaporization, and oxidation to reduce dead animal bodies, including human ones, to basic chemical compounds, such as g…

Uttarakhand·hills · monsoon

Everyone talks of the Winterline as seen from Landour, and forgets about the lovely monsoon sunsets from this high ridge that, at once, overlooks the plains of north India and the high mountains of Uttarakhand.

Uttarakhand·ceremony · river

The Aghori are known to engage in post-mortem rituals. They often dwell in charnel grounds, have been witnessed smearing cremation ashes on their bodies, and have been known to use bones from human corpses for crafting skull bowls (which Sh…

Uttarakhand·festival · river

Thousands of pilgrims take holy dip at the Ganges during Kumbh mela. Kumbh Mela is a sacred Hindu pilgrimage that occurs four times every twelve years and rotates among four locations of India.

Uttarakhand·river · festival

Gods bathing! Trinity cleans up... Devotees taking a holy dip in river Ganga at Haridwar. A woman handles a rosary necklace for sale.... Women with large white bangles sit around with their wares. Kids bathe in the Ganges.

Uttarakhand·highway · festival

This video captures a ground-level glimpse of the Kanwar Yatra along the Meerut–Haridwar highway, where sections of the road are temporarily blocked to facilitate the smooth and safe movement of Kanwar Yatris.

Uttarakhand·river

An ingenious way to make a quick buck. This man uses a strong magnet tied to the end of a nylon rope which he flings into the Ganges at one of the ghats of Haridwar.

Uttarakhand·ceremony · river

The Aghori are known to engage in post-mortem rituals. They often dwell in charnel grounds, have been witnessed smearing cremation ashes on their bodies, and have been known to use bones from human corpses for crafting skull bowls (which Sh…

Uttarakhand·ceremony · river

The Aghori are known to engage in post-mortem rituals. They often dwell in charnel grounds, have been witnessed smearing cremation ashes on their bodies, and have been known to use bones from human corpses for crafting skull bowls (which Sh…

Uttarakhand·festival · river

People taking dip in Ganga to wash away their sins. They take bath in Ganga in the holy place of Haridwar so they can get rid of their sins and can reach kailash. Thousands of pilgrims take holy dip at the Ganges during Kumbh mela.

Uttarakhand·festival · river

Devotees taking holy dip at the river Ganges during the Maha Kumbh Mela in Haridwar, Uttarakhand. Kumbh Mela is a mass Hindu pilgrimage of faith in which Hindus gather to bathe in a sacred river.

Uttarakhand·festival · river

Thousands of pilgrims gather to take holy dip at the Ganges during Kumbh mela. Kumbh Mela is a sacred Hindu pilgrimage that occurs four times every twelve years and rotates among four locations of India.