Haridwar

Uttarakhand

Kanwarias in Haridwar. Kanwarias, as they're popularly called, 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 thei…

Uttarakhand·festival · river

Kanwariyas take rest and offer prayer during the Kanwar Yatra, Kanwariyas wearing saffron dress, they are on the way to fetch water from Ganga in Haridwar....

Uttarakhand

Kanwarias, as they're popularly called, 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 occas…

Uttarakhand·hills

A ropeway to the top of a mountain (Mansa Devi mandir) heading up to the top of a temple above Haridwar in Uttarakhand, India.

Uttarakhand

Kanwarias, as they're popularly called, are devotees of Shiva. Kanwarias behaving bratty and dancing on the banks of the Ganges river at Haridwar on the occasion of Shivratri.

Uttarakhand·ceremony · river

Aarti in Haridwar is on the famous Ganga river is the most important religious activity. Ganga Aarti Hardwar is performed at Har-ki-Pauri Ghat. Har Ki Pauri is one of the most famous place to take holy dip in the river Ganga.

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

Journey of a pilgrim to the holy land of haridwar in india. Thousands of Pilgrims at Sri Vinayak.

Uttarakhand·river · festival

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

People bathing and worshipping in the ganges in Haridwar.

Uttarakhand

These farmers undertake a most difficult journey. They walk to point that the Ganges enters the plains of north India, at Haridwar and fill containers with Ganga jal or water and carry these back to their homes in villages across north Indi…

Uttarakhand·ceremony

Drunk Aghori baba talking to a human skull and with his fellow members in Haridwar, Uttar Pradesh. The Aghori are known to engage in post-mortem rituals.

Uttarakhand·ceremony

Aghori baba performing all the acts of black magic for his customer in the city of Haridwar, Uttar Pradesh. The Aghori are known to engage in post-mortem rituals.