Ganga Devi
About Ganga Devi
Located at Har Ki Pauri ghat in Haridwar, this is the primary site for the Ganga Aarti, a vedic ritual performed by priests who ring brass bells, blow conch shells, and circle large multi-tiered oil lamps while pilgrims float leaf-cup diyas onto the water. The name translates to 'footsteps of the Lord,' and the most sacred bathing area, Brahma Kund, is believed to be where a drop of amrit (nectar of immortality) fell during the cosmic churning of the ocean. The Ganges emerges from the Himalayan plains at this ghat, making the evening aarti feel like a personal welcome to the river. The ritual draws thousands of devotees daily, with particularly large crowds during Kartik Purnima and Mondays of Shravan when saffron-clad Kanwar pilgrims arrive by the thousands.
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