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Hotel Alpana, Haridwar, Uttrakhand
Keep Ganga Clean and spread the message.
Alpana Hotel, in Haridwar is situated near the bathing ghat that is Har-Ki-Pauri. It is 100 meter far from Ganges river and 500 meter far from Har-Ki-Pauri ghat. The best hotel closest to the main Ganga temple and Har-Ki-Pauri. The best thing about hotel Alpana in Haridwar you feel being in Haridwar the holy city. Alpana Hotels in Haridwar is situated in the main market. You have an advantage as all shop are are close by example Mathurawala, Brajwasi, Chotiwala. All places of religious interest are close to Alpana Hotel Haridwar. The feeling of being in Haridwar only comes only when one stays within walking distance of the Ghat. Hotel Alpana is full of the basic luxuries and you will find your stay to be homely and comforting in this hotel in Haridwar. Foreiners love this place as they will want to experience all possible kinds of people shops & the grind of people living together in such a community based living. You will never fell bored as you can walk around see and meet different religious people, astrologers, dhramshala's, temple,cable car, variety of food items etc. A safe parking and birla parking is available near to the hotel. Although the cars can come till the hotel still when there is a rush and at the time of aarti its better to park the car at Birla parking which is just 200 meters from the hotel. Har-Ki-Pauri is just 500 meters from the hotel.Phases of moon to help you decide on your travel plans
You can see the different phases of moon to see when you should be traveling as its considered to bathe during full moon and amawasaya. Kindly ask your pandit for the specific details they will be able to guide you better.
On this day, if a devotee is unable to visit and bathe in the river Ganga, then Ganga jal (water) kept in most Hindu homes is used for purification. A bath in the river is said to purify the bather of all sins.
According to the Agni Purana and Padma Purana, the Ganga descended to the earth on Ganga Dussehra day and a bath in the holy river on this day is said to purify one of all sins. To die on the banks of the Ganga is considered most auspicious. If that is not possible, then the immersion of the ashes after cremation in the river Ganga is a must, as it then releases one from the cycles of birth and re-birth.
The Ganges is believed to flow in the three worlds: in heaven it is called Mandakini, on earth the Ganges (or Ganga), and in the nether region the Bhagirathi. Thus the Ganga is known as “Tripathaga”, or the “Three Path River”. People believe that by bathing in the Ganga sins are washed away. The principle centres for the worship of the Ganga are Gangotri, the source of the river; Haridwar, where she comes down to the plains; Allahabad, where she joins the Yamuna; Varanasi, the holy city; and Sagara Island in her estuary where she finally flows into the Bay of Bengal.
On this day, if a devotee is unable to visit and bathe in the river Ganga, then Ganga jal (water) kept in most Hindu homes is used for purification. A bath in the river is said to purify the bather of all sins.
According to the Agni Purana and Padma Purana, the Ganga descended to the earth on Ganga Dussehra day and a bath in the holy river on this day is said to purify one of all sins. To die on the banks of the Ganga is considered most auspicious. If that is not possible, then the immersion of the ashes after cremation in the river Ganga is a must, as it then releases one from the cycles of birth and re-birth.
The Ganges is believed to flow in the three worlds: in heaven it is called Mandakini, on earth the Ganges (or Ganga), and in the nether region the Bhagirathi. Thus the Ganga is known as “Tripathaga”, or the “Three Path River”. People believe that by bathing in the Ganga sins are washed away. The principle centres for the worship of the Ganga are Gangotri, the source of the river; Haridwar, where she comes down to the plains; Allahabad, where she joins the Yamuna; Varanasi, the holy city; and Sagara Island in her estuary where she finally flows into the Bay of Bengal.
The water of the Ganges is called patita-pävané, the deliverer of all sinful living beings. It is a proven fact that a person who regularly bathes in the Ganges is purified both externally and internally. Externally his body becomes immune to all kinds of disease, and internally he gradually develops a devotional attitude toward the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Throughout India, many thousands of people live on the banks of the Ganges, and by regularly bathing in her waters, they are undoubtedly being purified both spiritually and materially.