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[[File:Evening view of Har-ki-Pauri, Haridwar.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Evening view of Har Ki Pauri, [[Haridwar]]]]
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'''Har Ki Pauri''' is a famous [[Ghats|ghat]] on the banks of the [[Ganga]] in [[Haridwar]] in the [[Indian state]] of [[Uttarakhand]]. This revered place is the major landmark of the holy city of Haridwar. Literally, "[[Shiva|Har]]" means "God", "Ki" means "of" and "Pauri" means "steps". Lord [[Vishnu]] is believed to have visited the [[Brahma Kund|Brahmakund]] in Har Ki Pauri in the [[Vedic]] times.<ref>TheHaridwar ''[[The Imperial Gazetteer of India]], 1909, v. 13, p. 52.</ref>

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 [[Haridwar Kumbh Mela|Kumbha Mela]] (कुम्भ मेला), which takes place every twelve years, and the [[Ardh Kumbh Mela]] (अर्धकुम्भ मेला), which takes place every six years and the [[Punjab]]i festival of [[Vaisakhi]], a harvest festival occurring every year in the month of April.

== History ==
[[File:Haridwar from opposite bank of the Ganges, 1866.jpg|thumb|180px|Har Ki Pauri and adjoining areas from opposite bank of the Ganges, 1866.]]
[[File:Main bathing Ghat, Hurdwar (Haridwar), 1880s.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Har Ki Pauri, in 1880s.]]
King [[Vikramaditya]] is said to have built it in 1st century BC in the memory of his brother, [[Bharthari (king)|Bharthari]] who had come to meditate here on the bank of the Ganges. An area within Har Ki Pauri, where the evening Ganga Aarti takes places and which is considered most sacred is known as ''{{transl|hi|Brahmakund}}'' ({{lang|hi|ब्रह्म कुण्ड}}).<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.gmvnl.com/newgmvn/districts/haridwar/hardwar_pilgrimages.aspx|title=Har Ki Pauri}}</ref> It is considered to be the spot where the drops of [[Amrita|Amrit]] fell over from the sky, while being carried in a pitcher by the celestial bird, [[Garuda]] after the Samudra Manthan.
Every day, Har Ki Pauri ghat witnesses hundreds taking a dip in water of the Ganges. The place is considered very auspicious. Over the years the ghats have undergone major extension and renovation as the crowds increased in subsequent Kumbh Melas. Several temples have come up on the steps, most built in late 19th century.

The extension of the ghats took place in 1938 (done by Hargyan Singh Katara, a Zamindar from Agra in Uttar Pradesh), and then again in 1986.<ref>''Shri Ganga Tithi Parva Nirnaya'', Ganga Sabha, Haridwar, 2009, ''p 10-11''.</ref>
{{wide image|Har_ki_pauri_panoramic_view1.jpg|900px|Panoramic view of ''Har Ki Pauri'', Haridwar, showing ''Malviya Dwip'' (''right''), named after [[Madan Mohan Malviya]], and Birla Tower, built 1936.}}

== Ganga Aarti ==
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[[File:Ganga arati at Haridwar.jpg|alt=Ganga River Aarti|thumb|Evening Ganga Aarti at [[Har Ki Pauri]], [[Haridwar]]]]
Each evening at sunset, the priests of Har ki Pauri perform the – ''{{lang|hi|Ganga [[Aarti]]}}'' – over an old tradition. Where lights are set on the water to drift downstream. A large number of people gather on both banks of the ganga river to sing ''{{lang|hi|Ganga [[Aarti]]}}'' praises. At that time the priests hold large Fire Bowls in their hands, rungs bells at the temples situated at the ghat and chants are chanted by the priests. People flick [[Diya (lamp)|Diya]] (made of leaves and flowers) into the river Ganges as a symbol of hopes and wishes. However, on some special cases, like on the occurrence of eclipses, the time of the ''{{lang|hi|Ganga [[Aarti]]}}'' is be altered accordingly.

==Drying the Waters in the Ganga Canal==
Every year generally on the night of Dussehra the waters in the Ganga Canal in Haridwar are partially dried to do the job of cleaning the riverbed and undertake the repairing of the ghats. The waters are generally restored on the night of Diwali. But the Ganga Aarti is held every day as usual. It is believed that Maa Ganga visits her paternal house on the day of Dussehra and returns on the day of Bhai Dooj or Bhai Phota.<ref>http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20121015/2083168.html</ref><ref>http://www.tribuneindia.com/2013/20131016/dplus.htm</ref>

==Gallery==
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<gallery>
Image:Sunrise view of Har-ki-pauri, Haridwar.jpg|Sunrise view of Har Ki Pauri, Haridwar.
Image:Panoramic_view_of_har_ki_pauri_view2.jpg|Panoramic view of Har Ki Pauri, Haridwar.
File:Evening aarti at Har-ki-pauri, Haridwar.JPG|Evening aarti at Har Ki Pauri, Haridwar, 2012.
Image:Evening Aarti at Har-ki-Pauri, Haridwar.jpg|View of the 'Evening [[Aarti]]' at ''Brahmakund'', ''Har Ki Pauri''.
File:Pilgrims sitting at the ghats, Har ki Pauri, Haridwar.jpg|''Asthi Pravah Ghat'', for immersion of ashes, built in 1937 by Ganga Sabha.
File:Partially Dried Ganga Canal in Haridwar.png|Dry Ganga Canal in Haridwar.
</gallery>

== References ==
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*[http://www.bharatonline.com/uttarakhand/haridwar/har-ki-pauri.html Har Ki Pauri]

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http://www.editorsay.com/travel/asthi-visarjan-in-har-ki-pauri-at-haridwar/

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>Narky Blert at 07:18, 22 May 2021