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Ganga Aarti at Har ki Pauri, Haridwar

Haridwar Rishikesh trip with Chardham.

Rishikesh, a most tranquil place in northern Uttarakhand, surrounded by hills and bisected by the wide and sluggish Ganges, is often claimed as the `Yoga Capital of the World’.

Haridwar serves as the Gateway to the Char Dhams of De Bhumi Uttarakhand. The ‘Panch Tirth’ or the five pilgrimages located within the periphery of Haridwar, are Gangadwara (Har Ki Pauri), Kushwart (Ghat), Kankhal, Bilwa Tirtha (Mansa Devi Temple) and Neel Parvat (Chandi Devi). Haridwar is also one of the four places; where Kumbh Mela occurs after rotation of every twelve years and Ardh Kumbh after every six years.

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Ganga Aarti at Triveni Ghat, Rishikesh

You can take this trip extension before commencement of chardham yatra by air. If you want to cover both Rishikesh and Haridwar in single day, Ganga aarti can be witnessed at one place only either in Haridwar or Rishikesh (as aarti timings almost are same) at both the places.
Distances: Dehradun – Haridwar 54km, Dehradun – Rishikesh 40km, Rishikesh – Haridwar – 28km.

Haridwar Rishikesh trip ideal duration is 3 days, as many spiritual sight seeings are there in both the places.