Haridwar

Uttarakhand·festival · highway

Kanwarias filling holy water from the river Ganges during the Kanvar Yatra in Haridwar, Uttarakhand.

Uttarakhand·bazaar · river

One can see the vendors selling shoes, plastic toys and other miscellaneous items. Beggar begging on the local market of Haridwar. A man making cookies for sale from a typical coal fired oven at a busy market area.

Uttarakhand·river · ceremony

Smoke coming out from funeral pyre of a hindu dead body at Chandi cremation Ghat (shamshan / shamshaan ghat), Haridwar. Chandi Cremation ghat of Haridwar. The caretaker stokes the flames, as relatives of the deceased stand by.

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·river · ceremony

Burning corpses at Chandi Ghat in Haridwar. Dead bodies are cremated by Hindus, in the open and next to the Ganga or Ganges river, at this cremation ground in one of the holiest of holy Hindu cities of north India.

Uttarakhand

The holy city of Haridwar plays host to lakhs of pilgrims every year..

Uttarakhand·river

Thousands of pilgrims from across India have converged at the banks of River Ganges in Haridwar, Uttarakhand as part of an annual pilgrimage, made all the more auspicious by the occasion of Shivratri.

Uttarakhand

Every year around mid July in the Hindu month of Shravan, the Haridwar-Delhi highway gets choked with a steady flow of kanwarias (so called because they carry a kanwar or pole on their shoulder with the covered water pots balanced on its tw…

Uttarakhand·festival · river

Hindu pilgrims come from all walks of life, with a belief that their sins will be washed off in the holy waters of the sacred river Ganges if they take a dip during the Kumbh Mela.

Uttarakhand·festival · river

Kanwariyas calls the name of Lord Shiva, Kanwariyas comes out in a line wearing a complete dress in saffron colour and we see tight security amidst, Kanwariyas all set for their mission to Haridwar.....

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·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·festival · river

Time lapse - Thousands of devotees gathered at Haridwar to be a part of the Maha Kumbh Mela in Uttarakhand. Kumbh Mela is a mass Hindu pilgrimage of faith in which Hindus gather to bathe in a sacred river.

Uttarakhand·river · ceremony

Burning corpses at Chandi Ghat in Haridwar. Dead bodies are cremated by Hindus, in the open and next to the Ganga or Ganges river, at this cremation ground in one of the holiest of holy Hindu cities of north India.

Uttarakhand·river · ceremony

Dead body burning on funeral pyre at Chandi cremation Ghat (shamshan / shamshaan ghat), Haridwar Chandi Cremation ghat of Haridwar.

Uttarakhand·river

Roorkee is a city and seat of a municipal corporation in Haridwar district, Uttarakhand, that spread over a flat terrain with the grand spectacle of Himalayas ranges flanking it in the East and the North-east.

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

Haridwar is a very old city mentioned in the accounts of Huien Tsang, the famous 7th century Chinese traveller. It is the site of many religious festivals.

Uttarakhand·ceremony · festival

Devotees and pilgrims bathe during the arati / aarti /arti time, in a controlled segment of the Ganges river as it passes through Haridwar.

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

Haridwar is a very old city mentioned in the accounts of Huien Tsang, the famous 7th century Chinese traveller. It is the site of many religious festivals.

Uttarakhand

Life of an aghori in Haridwar. Aghoris are devotees of Lord Shiva. Aghoris base their beliefs on two principles, that Shiva is perfect and that Shiva is responsible for everything.

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…