HARIDWAR
The Gate Way Of Heaven

UNIQUENESS

Utter Haridwar and shut your eyes, there opens before your mind's eye then, an exalted world of gods and godmen, the very remembrance of those august personages conjures up an unending progression of spectacular and awe-some ventures undertaken by a galaxy of might mortals, sometimes independently, and at times It the behest of divine personalities, who when gratified by the soulful prayers, or hair raising acts of self-torture - tapa, japa, homa, yaga etc., crowned them with monumental achievements, as exemplified by the river Goddess Ganga flowing down - in the foot steps of Bhagiratha; Mother Chandi assuming the most fiercest form to killing Sumbha Nisumbha - the remorseless lokakantakas; Lord Maheswar scurrying down to wreak vengeance on the arrogant Dakshaprajapati for wanton humiliation meted out to mother Sati; Lord Brahma complying with the hearty entreaty of King Swetu to stay here permanently; Ulipi, the enchanting buxom beauty of Nagaloka carrying off the navamohananga Arjun to the nether world; Lord Mahavishnu meditating here tempted by the serenity of this place; pacified Sankara reinstating Dhakha as king by pouring life into his corpse;

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