Monday, March 5, 2012

Haridwar, Gateway to Lord Vishnu

From Delhi, with my friends and family, I had been to Haridwar and Rishikesh to see a glimpse of both this cities. I did not spend much time here, but I did capture some of the little precious moments. 



Haridwar is one of the important holy city and this translates into "Gateway to Lord Vishnu". The place has passed through various dynasties in the ancient times such as Maurya and then Kushan.



As one of the oldest living cities, it finds its mention in the ancient Hindu scriptures. It has a rich and ancient religious and cultural heritage. There are many interesting sites in the city such as:

50 comments:

Kavita Saharia said...

Haridwar is one of my favorite places.Thanks for sharing these wonderful clicks.

Carol said...

Beautiful city with such rich and wonderful sites to see. Great history there.

Vee said...

Do we have a glimpse of you and your family? How nice! I like to see an entire city from a hilltop vantage point.

anney said...

It's a beutifu city! I love how you captured the 1st photo!
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Travel France Online said...

Gateway to Lord Vishnu, a very evocative name! Sounds really like a portal to Eden!

Jeevan said...

Wonderful sight and Nice composition!

Teamgsquare said...

Very nice place , but heavily crowded .........

sappy said...

As I now live in Roorkee,a few kilometers near Haridwar,I went to Haridwar once and felt very happy seeing the Ganga there.

cassandrasminicorner said...

Beautiful photos. Nice seeing them:)


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Lowell said...

It looks so beautiful sitting there on the banks of the river. I can imagine the many gorgeous places to visit here! And I see that your fine family is still traveling with you! How nice is that?

Zuzana said...

Great images and information. It is nice to see that you are including images of your family.;))
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Liz said...

Beautiful shots! Is that you on the left?

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Anonymous said...

Lovely shots!

ashok said...

interesting places...i have never been to though :(

Pietro Brosio said...

Interesting images, Rajesh. So beautiful the view in the first picture.

Sylvia K said...

Beautiful and interesting city and so much history! Wonderful post for the day, Rajesh, and great photos as always!

Sylvia

Carver said...

What an interesting place to visit.

NatureFootstep said...

Never heard of that city. Looks nice with the river.

Unknown said...

Great tour again!! Boom & Gary of the Vermilon River, Canada.

Snap said...

Ancient! Lovely shots.

Mary said...

India is such a beautiful country -- so romantic and mysterious to those of us in the west. I love seeing the architecture and the beautiful saris, too. Thanks for sharing at MM. :)

eileeninmd said...

Lovely view of the city and your family. Wonderful photos, thanks for sharing your world.

Indrani said...

Great captures.

VaishVijay said...

Lovely bird's eye view!

Anonymous said...

nice view from the top!

Leovi said...

Yes, I like, pretty pictures, a beautiful view. Greetings.

Ebie said...

Lovely shots of your family and the Holy City.

anthonynorth said...

A beautiful view looking down on it.

Carver said...

Great shots from you visit to this interesting place. Carver, ABC Wednesday Team

George said...

This sounds like a fascinating city to visit. I hope you'll show us more of it. Your first photo shows a beautiful, as well as historic, city.

Chubskulit Rose said...

Lovely family adventure.

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Melbourne Australia Photos said...

Lovely captures!

Anonymous said...

seems like your family really liked being there

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Hildred said...

How wonderful to visit a city with such ancient heritage.

Ash said...

I've been to Haridwar a few times and it's absolutely amazing! Will you post more photos ?

Sudhir R said...

So Rajesh ! Started travelling a lot these days. Wish you many more travels

Blogger said...

Happy to see you went to Haridwar :-)

Anne said...

I really enjoy traveling to India with you. Thanks!

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Anonymous said...

Nice Aerial view. Will visit sometime when I get a chance. :)

Mel_Cole said...

awe inspiring meaning of that Haridwar plar. stunning view. Hope you could visit My ABC Wednesday entry. Thanks!

Eden said...

It is a beautiful place to visit. Great shots.

Rajesh said...

Thank you all for appreciating this ancient city.

Unknown said...

I am from haridwar.. I am managing a website for this city for past few years. It feels proud be born in this magnificent city.

Arti said...

One of the cities very close to my heart, your beautiful pictures want me to be there right now.

Unknown said...

Interesting ancient place to visit.

Anonymous said...

beautiful snaps :)

ArjunaUbacha said...

Lovely photographs. Nice description.

Panchali said...

wonderful clicks, Rajesh. Haridwar is the 'gateway to Gods'---lovely blog!

Rajesh said...

Thank you all for appreciating this place.