HARIDWAR
The Gate Way Of Heaven

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There is no dearth of information about this holiest place. Sacred scriptures abound in innumerable accounts tracing its glorious antiquity right from the Vedic age. Elaborate references are found in Mahabharat, Skanda Purana, Thirtha Prakasa etc. in addition to travel accounts of many illustrious foreigners. And this Haridwar-gateway to heaven was variously called, like Haridwar, Maya Puri, Kapilasthan, Brahmapuri, Gangadwar, etc., according to the importance it commanded from time to time. All these names find a place in the literature cited. For a true Hindu, this terrestrial city far surpasses the unsurpassable celestial city in sanctity, variety, majesty and spirituality. A visit to it, is a visit to Heaven in fact.

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