Haridwar the door of god. A pious and holy city of the hindus. The city is located in the foothill of Hiamlaya region. Here the river ganga reaches the plains. On the bank of Ganga several temples and ashrams are located that are remarkable and stepping you into a different pious world. Haridwar is the gateway of the chain of Himalayan pilgrimage shrines such as Badrinath,rishikesh, Kedarnath etc. The famous Kumbha Mela of India held only in the Haridwar. In the city there are five pious and holy bathing places that are Gangadwara, Kankhal, Bilwa Teertha, Nila Parvata and Kusavarta. There are many ghats in the city, all of them Hari-ki-pairi is the most famous, where supposed to be the footprint of lord vishnu on a stone. Aarti is celebrated at every night at 7 p.m for the dieties.