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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 86. Chapters: Haridwar, Nainital, Haridwar district, Mussoorie, Pithoragarh district, Nanda Devi, Kumbh Mela, Haldwani, Hemkund, Jageshwar, Kankhal, Guptakashi, Savoy Hotel, Ananda - In the Himalayas, Chota Char Dham, Almora, Yamunotri, Sattal, Badrinath, Rishikesh, Auli, Ramnagar, Uttarakhand, Gangotri, Mukteshwar, Kedarnath, Chakrata, Abi Gamin, Muni Ki Reti, Harsil, Askot, Arwa Group, Baijnath, Uttarakhand, Golu Devata, Crank's Ridge, Ranikhet, Har ki Pauri, Barechhina, Forest Research Institute, Lansdowne, Garhwal, Kausani, Patal Bhuvaneshwar, Clement Town, Bhowali, Nag Tibba, Dhanaulti, Rudraprayag, Nehru Institute of Mountaineering, Chaukori, Kathgodam, Gauri Kund, Gangolihat, Kandali Festival, Ramgarh, Uttarakhand, Ghangaria, Robber's Cave, Munsiyari, Berinag, Gochar, Govindghat, Avalanche Peak, Ghorakhal, Chopta, Balakun, Bagar, Uttarakhand, India, Rung Bhung Chim, Gwaldam, Chaudhara, Rishi Pahar, Bamba Dhura, Chitai, Monal, Mana, India, Lakshman Jhula, Assan barrage. Excerpt: Haridwar .) (also spelled Hardwar, Hindi: ) is an important pilgrimage city and municipality in the Haridwar district of Uttarakhand, India. The River Ganges, after flowing for 253 kilometres (157 mi) from its source at Gaumukh at the edge of the Gangotri Glacier, enters the Indo-Gangetic Plains of North India for the first time at Haridwar, which gave the city its ancient name, Gangadwara. Aerial view of HaridwarHaridwar is regarded as one of the seven holiest places to Hindus. According to the Samudra manthan, Haridwar along with Ujjain, Nasik and Allahabad is one of four sites where drops of Amrit, the elixir of immortality, accidentally spilled over from the pitcher while being carried by the celestial bird Garuda. This is manifested in the Kumbha Mela being celebrated every 3 years in one of the 4 places, and thus every 12 years in Hari...
