Har ki Pauri

Har Ki Pauri is a sacred ghat on the banks of the Ganges River in the Hindu holy city of , in the Indian state of . It is believed to be the place where the Ganges leaves the mountains and enters the plains.
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  • Type: Suburb
  • Description: ghat on the Ganges in Haridwar
  • Also known as: “Har Ki Pauri”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mansa Devi Temple and Haridwar Junction railway station.

Hindu temple
Photo: Ekabhishek, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, Haridwar is a dedicated to goddess Mansa Devi in the holy city of in the state of India. The temple is located atop the Bilwa Parvat on the Sivalik Hills, the southernmost mountain chain of the .

Railway station
Photo: World8115, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Haridwar railway station, is one of the major railway stations in , , India. It falls under the Moradabad division of the Northern Railway zone of the Indian Railways.

Hindu temple
Photo: Ssriram mt, CC BY-SA 4.0.
, Haridwar is a dedicated to Goddess Chandi Devi in the holy city of in the state of . The temple is situated atop the Neel Parvat on the Eastern summit of the Sivalik Hills, the southernmost mountain chain of the . is situated 2½ km south of Har ki Pauri.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Haridwar and Kankhal.

Photo: Kumaravels, CC BY 2.5 in.
, also spelt Hardwar, is a Hindu pilgrimage site at the Ganges River, in the state of .

Hamlet
is a small colony in in the of state in . Mentioned in the Vayu Purana and the Mahabharata as Kanakhala, is one of 'Panch Tirth' within Haridwar, with other spots being Gangadwara, Kushwart, Bilwa Teerth and Neel Parvat. is situated 4 km southwest of Har ki Pauri.

Har ki Pauri

Latitude
29.95664° or 29° 57′ 24″ north
Longitude
78.17086° or 78° 10′ 15″ east
Open location code
7JXWX54C+M8
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5984981985
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q2721704
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Bengali to Western Panjabi—“Har ki Pauri” goes by many names.
  • Bengali: “হর কি পৌরি”
  • Gujarati: “હરકી પૈડી”
  • Hindi: “हर की पौड़ी”
  • Panjabi: “ਹਰ ਕੀ ਪੌੜੀ”
  • Tamil: “ஹரனின் படித்துறை”
  • Thai: “หร กี เปารี”
  • Urdu: “ہر کی پوڑی”
  • Western Panjabi: “ہر کی پوڑی”

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