Best Places to Visit in Haridwar
Top 5 Must visit Attractions
Renowned as one of the 7 holeist places, Haridwar is a place which is heaven for nature lover.It is filled with purity of river Ganges. Being so scenic, Haridwar offers a list of Best places to visit in Haridwar. Whether for sightseeing, adventure, admiring the beauty of snow clad-mountains the list of best places to visit in Haridwar is endless. There are various places and sanctuaries that can be visited in and around Haridwar in leisure time.
Here are some of the best places to visit in Haridwar
1 Mansa Devi Temple
Mansa Devi temple is perched on the top of the Bilwa Parwat and it is dedicated to Goddess Mansa Devi. Mansa Devi can be reached either by a ropeway that carries pilgrims to the temple or on foot. A statue of the Goddess here has three mouths and five arms, while the other one has eight arms. The temple affords bird's eye view of Haridwar.
2 Har Ki Pauri
Har-ki-Pauri is the most holy place in Haridwar where thousands of devotees take a dip. It is believed that Prince Bhagirath served self-punishment here to rescue the souls of his ancestors who had died due to the curse of Kapil Muni. .
3 Ganga Aarti
Ganga Aarti Haridwar is performed at Har Ki Pauri Ghat in Haridwar. Ganga Aarti in Haridwar is one of the most famous in Haridwar. Visit to Haridwar is not complete if you have not seen its Ganga Aarti.It is very difficult to say when the tradition of Ganga Aarti started..
4 Chandi Devi Temple
The Chandi Devi temple built by Suchat Singh is located on the top of a Neel Parvat on the banks of river Ganga. The Maya Devi temple is located at a place where it is said that the heart and navel of Goddess Sati fell. This is an ancient temple of Maya Devi the Adhishtkatri deity of Haridwar.
5 Saptrishi Ashram
Saptrishi Ashram is a beautiful, quaint old, a bit delapidated ashram about 5kms before Haridwar. Founded in 1943 by Goswami Guru Dutt, it belongs to the Sanatan Dharam Pratinidhi Sabha of Punjab. It is meant to work for the revival of Hindu traditions. Housed in the complex is a residential hostel for poor students and a college where Sanskrit is taught. At the time of our visit, there were 180 students in the college, 120 of them being residential.
























