Aarti at Haridwar

  Aarti at Haridwar 
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We went to Haridwar, a very sacred city for Hindus. It is often called the Varanasi of the North, as it is located on the Ganges River near where it emerges from the Himalayas. Many people go there to bathe in the river. We went to attend the evening Aarti, when people float lighted flower baskets down the river as prayer offerings.