On arrival at Delhi airport/ railway station, meet our representative who will be there for your welcome and afterwards, to drive you to Haridwar, which is about 205 kms away and takes around 6 hours. On reaching, check in at the already booked hotel, evening join Ganga Aarti at Har Ki Peri, overnight stay at Hotel.
Haridwar is one of the seven sacred cities of the Hindus and is a major pilgrimage centre. It has been known by many names; originally it was called Kapila, for the sage who once lived there. Its present name means “Door to Hari”; Hari is one of the names of Vishnu, a principal deity of Hinduism.
The holy city of Haridwar finds its recognition as Kapila, Gangadwar and Mayapuri in ancient Hindu texts of India. Each one brings to light a particular aspect of the city. It is also a gateway to the Chardham that includes the four main pilgrimages sites of Uttarakhand - Gangotri, Kedarnath, Yamunotri and Badrinath. There are oodles of tales of the sources of this heavenly place.
Of all, the most celebrated one is about the King Bhagirath, Grandson of Suryavanshi and a follower of Lord Shiva is deemed to have gotten River Ganges down from heaven by carrying out severe penance to render liberation to his ancestors. And it is also believed that the city is blessed by the existence of all three supreme gods - Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh.