Mansa Devi Temple
Haridwar, Uttarakhand, India
Nearby attractions
Har Ki Pauri Haridwar
Haridwar, Uttarakhand
The great ghat where the Ganga leaves the mountains — Vishnu's footprint, Kumbh crowds and the fire-and-conch spectacle of Ganga aarti.
Chandi Devi Temple
Haridwar, Uttarakhand
A Siddh Peetha of the warrior goddess atop Neel Parvat across the Ganga, installed—legend says—by Adi Shankaracharya in 8th century.
Rajaji National Park
Haridwar, Uttarakhand
830 sq km of Shivalik sal forest where the Ganga cuts through elephant country — tigers rebounding, and Chilla's safari tracks along the river.
Rishikesh
Rishikesh, Uttarakhand
The yoga capital of the world, where the Ganga leaves the Himalaya — ashrams and cafés line the ghats between Laxman Jhula's swaying bridges, the evening aarti sets the river ablaze with lamps, and Grade III rapids deliver India's best white-water weekend.
Beatles Ashram
Rishikesh, Uttarakhand
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi's abandoned ashram where the Beatles wrote the White Album in 1968 — egg-domed cells now covered in graffiti art.
Neelkanth Mahadev Temple
Rishikesh, Uttarakhand
The forest shrine where Shiva's throat turned blue with the ocean's poison, 32 km above Rishikesh through Rajaji's jungle.