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I think seeing a place is incomplete if we don't have a look at the local culture, people, their lifestyle etc. Hence tried to explore the surroundings of Har Ki Pauri - Haridwar. Typically, like all other tourist places in India, there are many shops selling variety of locally made items for the tourists & the local people. There is a market around & I tried to capture a glimpse of it... This shop is selling items especially used for performing Hindu prayer rituals... U can see the different kind of pots, utensils & many other items made of copper, steel, Brass etc. The white jerricans with red cap on it is used for caring the holly ganges water back home ... (Best viewed in black background - pls press the letter " L " in ur keyboard for that... Thanks )
As per Hindu Mythology, there are 330,000,000 god & goddess in their different incarnation (Though I never tried to count them myself !!!)... This shop is selling the Wall Hangings of most popular god & goddess made of White Metal... Though it was bit challenging to click due to the mixture of different coloured lights & the reflections from the metal, the craftsmanship of these wall hangings is a visual treat. (Best viewed in black background - pls press the letter " L " in ur keyboard for that... Thanks )
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People gather in the evening at the banks of Ganga at Har Ki Pauri ghat to watch evening prayers (arati), as a lady takes the opportunity to record the show with her phone - showing a strong penetration of smartphones in urban and rural India.
This is a close up shot of the man in my pic below... Pls see my earlier post below to understand where he was sitting and the lighting conditions around... The Orange glow on his face & white beard is from the bonfire, which caught my attention...
Haridwar - Kumbh Mela
He was blowing his shell to announce the entry of Gurus and their Sadhu followers in Haridwar today at evening fall.
A long procession of all representative Holy men went through the city to Har ki Pauri to receive the location of the tents for all the different divisions of Gurus with their followers.
For a moment I had to think at a painting of James Ensor ...
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2010-02-02
The picture from a different era- Har ki Pauri, Haridwar, Uttarakhand, India.
Once upon a time people used to crowd religious and tourist places in herds. Then came a brave virus which scared them away. The places remained empty for some time, riverbanks and beaches were clean, air was excellent to breath and wildlife was relaxed and flourishing. This went on for..........................................
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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 was a chilly winter evening with temperatures around 2 ° Celsius (36 ° Fahrenheit)... Chilly winds were blowing around the speed of 7 - 8 knots... We see in the pic, human & their best companion gathered around the fire to get some relief. U see, when mother nature comes to play, we are all the same more or less... But we still dare to say - "Living a dog's life"... (I wish if we humans could be as faithful & dedicated like them someday)...
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The holy river Ganga just after it flows out from the mighty Himalayas passes through Haridwar a "gateway to the Gods". The swift flowing river is burnished in gold and red by the thousands of earthen lamps lit by the devotees on either side of the channel and the overhead electric lamps cast their eerie glow on the water and the temples that stand alongside.
It is a surreal sight and I hope it comes through in this picture.
Shot taken at the time of the evening aarti May 1, 2006 0.25 sec exposure with a 5.6 aperture and 200 ISO.
You see a medley of all kind of people on the ghats, pilgrims spend their whole day here between salesmen and shops, a delivery of salesware carried by donkeys on a misty morning.
2010-02-02
This was taken last year during my haridwar trip. You can see the har-ki-Pauri ghat and ganges in the background .. In my opinion if you want to do portrait photography this place is the best place.. I don't know how you interprate his expression for me .it looks like he is quite tired and not really unhappy or sad ..
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Many people come for immersion of ashes and pray for the dead members of their family in Har ki Pauri, Haridwar, Uttarakhand, India.
Many believes that by praying at these holy places makes it easier for the dead to cross-over. Ganga also known as Tarini (She who delivers from sin) is the most revered among Hindus. Any Sanskar (ritual) done at the bank of Ganga enhances the Punya (merit) many fold.
The famous Dev brothers of film and fashion industry (Mukul Dev and Rahul Dev) are seen to be offering prayers for their father who departed for heavenly abode.
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Haridwar is one of the holy cities of spiritual importance to Hindus. The city where the holy river Ganges first touches the plains after travelling hundreds of kilometers in the Himalayas. Also a city of temples.
Nightscape shot at the 'Har ki Pauri' ghat of river Ganges. Enjoy the spiritual colors from India.
My second stop after Delhi to my trip of Himalayas.
People doing all kinds of rituals at Har ki Pauri, Haridwar, Uttarakhand, India.
Everyone is busy doing their own things and it looks chaotic on the surface. But if one observe for a while, there is a systematic process with which people operate in this holy place on the bank of river Ganga. They take bath to wash away their 'Sins', offer prayers, participate in the Ganga Arti and do many kinds of Pujas with the help of numerous priests sitting on small square platforms made for the purpose.
People from different parts of India and the world come to experience this, some out of faith, other curiosity. Nobody goes back empty handed, there is something for everyone here ‘Ganga Kinare’ (On the banks of Ganga).
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I think this is a patron of Har Ki Pauri with his family sitting in the centre of the ceremony area. He was getting his fortune read I think right before the Ganga Aarti started. We just paid enough to stand around 20 feet away. Haridwar, Uttarakhand, India (EXPLORED)
This one was taken last year during my trip to haridwar. This was my first proper street portrait . Everytime i look at him i see a different emotion. sometimes I feel he is sad..some time i feel he is an humble old man ..
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*Har Ki Pauri (Devanagari: हर-की-पौडी) is a famous ghat on the banks of the Ganges in Haridwar in Uttarakhand state in India. This revered place is the major landmark of the holy city of Haridwar. Literally, "Har" means "Lord Shiva" who is the god according to shaivite school of Hindu theology, "ki" means "of" and "pauri" means "steps". Lord Shiva and Lord Vishnu are believed to have visited the Brahmakund in Har ki Paudi in the Vedic times. There is a large footprint said to belong to Lord Vishnu on a stone wall.[1]
It is believed that it is precise spot where the Ganges leaves the mountains and enters the plains. The ghat is on the west bank of Ganges canal through which the Ganges is diverted just to the north. Har ki pauri is also the area where thousands of pilgrims converge and the festivities commence during the Kumbha Mela, which takes place every twelve years, and the Ardh Kumbh Mela, which takes place every six years and the Punjabi festival of Vaisakhi,a harvest festival occurring every year in the month of April .
Ganga Aarti at Haridwar.
Harki pauri ghat in the evening, when the daily ritual of 'Maha Aarti' takes place. When the sun goes down, the most awaited activity of the evening Aart takes places on the ghat. Holy Ganges is decorated as a newly wedded bride and glows with fluorescence of the thousands and millions of diyas and marigold petals
Har ki Pauri is considered to be the most sacred bathing ghat and is situated on the banks of the Ganges. It is a common belief that it serves as the exit point of the river from mountains to the plains.
A dip in the Ganges is considered a must by any devotee visiting Haridwar. Thus, I was not surprised when I saw thousands of people at the ghat when I reached here. It was not even 6 in the morning and the water was icy cold. The best I could manage was to just dip my feet. :) I perhaps have more sins to commit before I take a complete dip here..
One of the hindu priest praying as he waved the burning candela around for the Ganga Aarti. They have a wet towel that protects their hands from the flame/fire I think they put ghee or wax on it and light it for the ceremony right after sunset. Har Ki Pauri, Haridwar, Uttarakhand, India (EXPLORED)
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Shiva (pron.: /ˈʃɪvə/; Sanskrit: शिव Śhiva; Tamil: சிவன் sivan , meaning "auspicious one") is a Hindu deity and is "the Destroyer" or "the Transformer"[2] among the Trimurti, the Hindu Trinity of the primary aspects of the divine. He is considered the Supreme God within Shaivism, one of the three most influential denominations in Hinduism,[3][4] where as in other branches of Hinduism such as in the Smarta tradition, he is regarded as one of the five primary forms of God.[3]
Shiva is usually worshipped in the aniconic form of lingam. He is described as an omniscient yogi, who lives an ascetic life on Mount Kailash,[2] as well as a householder with a wife Parvati, two sons, Ganesha and Kartikeya and a daughter Ashoksundari. Shiva has many benevolent as well as fearsome forms. He is often depicted as immersed in deep meditation, with his wife and children or as the Cosmic Dancer. In fierce aspects, he is often depicted slaying demons.
Har Ki Pauri (Devanagari: हर-की-पौडी) is a famous ghat on the banks of the Ganges in Haridwar in Uttarakhand state in India. This revered place is the major landmark of the holy city of Haridwar. Literally, "Har" means "Lord Shiva" who is the god according to shaivite school of Hindu theology , "ki" means "of" and "pauri" means "steps". Lord Shiva and Lord Vishnu are believed to have visited the Brahmakund in Har ki Paudi in the Vedic times. There is a large footprint said to belong to Lord Vishnu on a stone wall.[1]
It is believed that it is precise spot where the Ganges leaves the mountains and enters the plains. The ghat is on the west bank of Ganges canal through which the Ganges is diverted just to the north. Har ki pauri is also the area where thousands of pilgrims converge and the festivities commence during the Kumbha Mela, which takes place every twelve years, and the Ardh Kumbh Mela, which takes place every six years and the Punjabi festival of Vaisakhi,a harvest festival occurring every year in the month of April .
Location - Haridwar, Uttarakhand
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The usual ritual working of the Ganga river banks, the infamous Har-ki-Pauri ...
In Har-ki-Pauri, Haridwar. Past the evening Aarti, the crowds have dispersed...under the footbridge, devotees still stand in queue waiting their turn to float their offering in the holy water of River Ganges. The only available light was that from those burning lamps....
Wishing a belated Happy New Year 2012 to all my Flickr friends & contacts. For the last 2 months (Nov - Dec), I was too busy with my official commitments & also suffered a Hard Drive crash in my system... Hence the long absenteeism from flickr... Missed a lot of uploads from my contacts but will try to catch up as much as possible... In the mean while managed a hurricane trip to the northern parts of India & will be posting a series of photos from the trip... This shot is best viewed in large size... Pls press L in ur keyboard for that... (For more info pls visit - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haridwar#Har_ki_Pauri ) - Thanks...