https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrn0fDzlXHs&t=12s Haridwar pronunciation also spelled Hardwar is an ancient city and municipality in the Haridwar districtof Uttarakhand , India. The River Ganga, after flowing for 253 kilometres (157 mi) from its source at Gaumukh at the edge of the Gangotri Glacier , enters the Indo-Gangetic Plains of North India for the first time at Haridwar, which gave the city its ancient name, Gangadwára. Haridwar is regarded as one of the seven holiest places ( Sapta Puri ) to Hindus . According to the Samudra manthan ,Haridwar along with Ujjain , Nashik and Prayag ( Allahabad ) is one of four sites where drops of Amrit , the elixir of immortality, accidentally spilled over from the pitcher while being carried by the celestial bird Garuda . This is manifested in the Kumbha Mela , which is celebrate...