Volunteers or sevadars gather each year as the snow melts in June to clear the trek route. The path is ancient. Crossing over snow and ice is a matter of life and death.
The foliage has a rich aroma. Many of the herbs, shrubs and trees are valued for their medicinal value. At the same time many of them could be dangerous to touch. A little brush of some unknown herb could cause the whole hand to swell up, as it
The track to Tungnath is silence itself. Even the stones seem to have soaked it over the centuries, and radiate a kind of calm. A lone tea shack courtesy a local resident serves as a travellers’ haven here. An occasional shepherd turned limejuice
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.
The Mahakumbh mela at Haridwar is part of a longstanding tradition where millions of spiritual seekers and teachers come together at the banks of River Ganga. Niranjani Akhara is one of the 13 akharas in Haridwar. All akharas have a parade in
