I think I am enthusiastic about continuing this now :) After Amritsar, the next place that needs to told about is Hardwar (also known as Haridwar). Every evening at 7:30 PM, an aarati happens at 'Har ki pauri' (don't know if it is Har or Hari ki pauri) , where people light diyas and set them afloat in the river Alakananda. It's a very beautiful sight and we were told that around 10 lakh people gather for this aarati during the "Kumba mela".
It is interesting that this place is referred to as Hardwar (Har is Shiv) and Haridwar (Hari is Vishnu) :) I did try to find out which one was correct but in vain. Some people told us that it was Haridwar as there are footprints of Hari (Hari ka charan or Hari ki pauri) but most people seemed to pronounce it as Hardwar and there were a lot of Shiva statues over there.
We also visited a temple called Daksheshwar temple where Dakshayani(Sati) is supposed to have immolated herself in the yagna kunda because Shiva was insulted by her father.
I think I am enthusiastic about continuing this now :) After Amritsar, the next place that needs to told about is Hardwar (also known as Haridwar). Every evening at 7:30 PM, an aarati happens at 'Har ki pauri' (don't know if it is Har or Hari ki pauri) , where people light diyas and set them afloat in the river Alakananda. It's a very beautiful sight and we were told that around 10 lakh people gather for this aarati during the "Kumba mela".
It is interesting that this place is referred to as Hardwar (Har is Shiv) and Haridwar (Hari is Vishnu) :) I did try to find out which one was correct but in vain. Some people told us that it was Haridwar as there are footprints of Hari (Hari ka charan or Hari ki pauri) but most people seemed to pronounce it as Hardwar and there were a lot of Shiva statues over there.
We also visited a temple called Daksheshwar temple where Dakshayani(Sati) is supposed to have immolated herself in the yagna kunda because Shiva was insulted by her father.
