Haridwar

Worth seeing in and around Haridwar

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Ganges Canal

   The Ganges Canal or Ganga Canal is a canal system that irrigates the Doab region between the Ganges River and the Yamuna River in India. The canal is primarily an irrigation canal, although parts of it were also used for navigation, primarily for its construction materials.

   2.1 km · Canal system in India · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Daksheswara Mahadev Temple

   Daksheswar Mahadev or Daksha Mahadev temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva, located in the town of Kankhal, about 4 km from Haridwar, Uttarakhand, India. It is named after King Daksha Prajapati, the father of Sati.

   3.1 km · Shiva's Temple in India · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Chandi Devi Temple, Haridwar

   Chandi Devi Temple, Haridwar is a Hindu temple dedicated to Goddess Chandi Devi in the holy city of Haridwar in the Uttarakhand state of India. The temple is situated atop the Neel Parvat on the Eastern summit of the Sivalik Hills, the southernmost mountain chain of the Himalayas.

   2 km · Hindu Temple in Uttarakhand · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Mansa Devi Temple, Haridwar

   Mansa Devi Temple, Haridwar is a Hindu temple dedicated to goddess Mansa Devi in the holy city of Haridwar in the Uttarakhand state of India. The temple is located atop the Bilwa Parvat on the Sivalik Hills, the southernmost mountain chain of the Himalayas.

   1.5 km · Hindu Temple in Uttarakhand · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Maya Devi Temple, Haridwar

   Maya Devi Temple, Haridwar is a Hindu temple dedicated to goddess Maya in the holy city of Haridwar of Uttarakhand state in India. It is believed that the heart and navel of goddess Sati fell in the region where the temple stands today and thus it is sometimes referred to as a Shakta pitha.

   600 m · Temple in Haridwar · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Gurukul Kangri University

   Gurukula Kangri is an Indian government-funded deemed university u/s 3 of the UGC Act 1956 located in Haridwar, Uttarakhand, India. Situated near the bank of the Ganges, Haridwar and about 200 km from New Delhi, the Gurukula Kangri has 25 academic departments covering Engineering, Applied Sciences, Vedic Sciences, Humanities and Social Sciences and Management programs with a strong emphasis on Vedic and Modern Sciences and technological education and research.

   4.3 km · Deemed University in Haridwar, India. est. in 1902 · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Clock Tower of Haridwar

   The Clock Tower of Haridwar, also known as the Raja Birla Tower, is a landmark freestanding clock tower, built by Raja Baldev Das Birla in 1938 in Haridwar, Uttarakhand, India. Each of its four sides has a clock, with Roman numerals representing hours and dots depicting the minutes.

   1.5 km · clock tower in Uttarakhand, India · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Dev Sanskriti Vishwavidyalaya

   Dev Sanskriti Vishwavidyalaya is a private university located in Haridwar, Uttarakhand, India. Run by Vedmata Gayatri Trust, Shantikunj, Haridwar, it provides various degree, diploma and certificate courses in areas like clinical psychology, Yogic science, alternative therapy, Indian culture, tourism, rural management, theology, spiritual counseling etc.

   6.6 km · state private university in Haridwar, Uttarakhand, India · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Bhimgoda Barrage

   The Bhimgoda Barrage, also referred to as the Bhimgoda Weir or Bhimgoda Head Works, is a barrage on the Ganges River at Har ki Pauri near Haridwar in Haridwar district, Uttarakhand, India. Built as the headworks of the Upper Ganges Canal, an initial barrage was completed by 1854 and replaced twice; the final one completed in 1983.

   2.1 km · dam in India · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Gurdwara Gyan Godri Sahib

    The Gurdwara Gyan Godri Sahib, also known as Gurdwara Sri Gyan Godri Sahib was a gurdwara at Har Ki Pauri, Haridwar in the state of Uttarakhand, India. According to Municipal Corporation Haridwar records of 1935, it was on the site that became The Bharat Scouts and Guides office at the market in Subhash Ghat of Har Ki Pauri.

    1.4 km · Ancient religious site in Uttarakhand, India · Wikipedia

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What Wikivoyage says to see

1. 01
   Bharat Mata Mandir
2. 02
   Chandi Devi Temple

   A temple dedicated to Chandi Devi on the Neel Parvat.

3. 03
   Har Ki Pauri

   To the north of the centre, this is Haridwar's focal point, where devotees gather to bathe and worship on the Ganges.

4. 04
   Maya Devi Temple

   This temple is one of the 51 Shakti Pithas and it's the presiding deity of Haridwar.

5. 05
   Mansa Devi Temple

   The temple is aesthetically not particularly noteworthy, but the views are grand.

6. 06
   Sureshwari Devi Temple

From Wikivoyage: Haridwar, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Things to do

1. 01
   Rajaji National Park

   While walking around the park you can spot elephants, leopards and deer.

From Wikivoyage: Haridwar, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Where to eat

Haridwar is a purely vegetarian town. Bhagwati Chole Wala, Upper Road Haridwar (en route to Mansa Devi Temple). 8AM-6PM. Good for breakfast and lunch. Bhagwati choley wala is an old institution making a scrumptious breakfast of chole (Bengal gram) baturey, bun bread and choley, mixed minced buns in choley gravy and rice choley. They attract a large crowd and usually serve piping hot choley stew with every meal.

1. 01
   Dada Boudir Hotel

   This is a tasty Bengali eatery, serving lunch and dinner.

2. 02
   Hoshiyarpuriwala

From Wikivoyage: Haridwar, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Getting to Haridwar

Airports

Shaheed Bhagat Singh (IXC), 155 km · Indira Gandhi (DEL), 186 km · Noida (DXN), 203 km

Stations

Haridwar Railway Station, 800 m · Motichur railway station, 4.3 km · Jwalapur railway station, 4.5 km

• Chandigarh → Haridwar

  158 km · quickest by road, 3h 54m · ₹1,430–1,790
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• New Delhi → Haridwar

  174 km · quickest by road, 3h 43m · ₹1,450–1,810
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• Gautam Buddha Nagar → Haridwar

  184 km · quickest by road, 4h 5m · ₹1,510–1,890
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