A travel to holy Ganga: Haridwar

Ganga, synonym of purity. Ancient Indian history suggests ganga is originated from Lord Shiva. Shiva is symbol of patience and simplicity.  As ganga originates from him, ganga symbols purity. Ganga is known for purifying soul and hindu religious people usually goes to ganga.

There is lots of literature and stories available on Ganga. I had a pleasure of my first visit to Ganga.

As a planned trip, our first stop was New Delhi. We took a cab and traveled 250 kms towards north to reach haridwar. Haridwar city is one of the major milestone of river ganga. Here many religious activists and activities can be witnessed. "Seeing ganga is equal to taking bath in it". We have decided to take holy bath, and after we reach we went to bank of ganga river known as "har ki paudi". Har ki paudi refers to foot print of lord vishnu and it is said that a person who took bath here in ganga have blessings of lord vishnu and lord shiva ofcourse free from all karma that hurts other (paap). It is interesting in hindu religion that people always fear of their karma, although knowingly or unknowingly every individual in his/her course of life can't be perfect and some karma's may hurt other. Karma is like an log book which records goods and bads. Karma is depends on situations and decision making abilities. 

Getting back to ganga, we were mesmerized with the climate of haridwar, little bit rainy and windy. Over it a strong flow of crystal clear water. Thanks to government of India and government of Uttarakhand state to ensure its purity. Month of march we visited usually increase in temperature but as we dive in ganga it's almost freezing. For us it's like next to ice and honestly we do not take bath in such a cold water at home. Another interesting is you cannot use soap or shampoo for bathing still you feel refreshed.  May be this is due to quality of Himalayan water or minerals present in ganga. 

It was extremely difficult to stay in water for a long period but a short span gets you refreshed. You and your soul may feel close to god, that's what a pilgrim or holy places known for. That's what ganga turned you into purity and your prayers into God. People says "reaching heaven after death is reaching God's world" but I would like to say heaven is on the earth and you have to live for experiencing in the God's own world. For sure Ganga refers to moksh dayani (way to God's home) is actually its purity and experience of holy bath at har ki paudi haridwar. 

Namami gange 

Attractive purity in hindu religion 

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