The next Kumbh mela will be held here in 2013. The Kumbh mela is held every three years at one of the following places: Haridwar, Allahabad, Nashik and Ujjain.

Spiritual leader, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar explains the deeper meaning of Kashi and attaining salvation: Kashi lies between Rivers Yamuna and Assi. These rivers correspond with the Ida and Pingla Nadis in humans. When a person is centered in wisdom,

A cool canal just outside IIT Kanpur provides the perfect setting for feathered friends to thrive in. The birds seen here are a common sample of the fauna of the Gangetic plains. Crows, mynas, sparrows, babblers, warblers, barbets, bee eaters,

A few snapshots of the wild and familiar flora on the banks of Neel dhara Ganga, capture a feel of the place…

Enjoy the kaleidoscopic coming and going of families from cities and villages for bathing and worshipping here. Walk a little further up from Har ki Pauri to find almost vacant ghats behind the looming Lord Shiva statue on the highway to Rishikesh.

Haridwar’s older name is Mayapur, after the founding deity Maya Devi. The ancient temple of Maya Devi in the Joona akhara houses the trinity: Ma Saraswati, Maya Devi and Ma Kamakhya.

Haridwar’s older name is Mayapur, after the founding deity Maya Devi. The ancient temple of Maya Devi in the Joona akhara houses the trinity: Ma Saraswati, Maya Devi and Ma Kamakhya.