http://www.samachaar.in Smachaar.in en-us 2010 Samachaar.In Tue, 08 Nov 2011 08:47:14 GMT Tue, 08 Nov 2011 08:47:14 GMT http://samachaar.in/Uttar_Pradesh/Five_die_in_Haridwar_stampede_122928 Haridwar: At least five people were killed here Tuesday when thousands gathered near the Ganges for a religious event were caught in a stampede, organisers said.Ten others were injured in the incident at the "Yagyashala" just before n... Tue, 08 Nov 2011 08:47:14 GMT http://samachaar.in/Haridwar/_Muslim_varsity_alumni_give_healing_touch_at_Kumbh_103153 Haridwar (Uttarakhand), April 16 (IANS) As a sea of mostly Hindu pilgrims descended here for the Kumbh Mela, Azim Mir Khan was among the many doctors who attended to their aches, pains and ailments as part of a medical camp set by Aligarh Muslim Uni... Fri, 16 Apr 2010 13:28:52 GMT http://samachaar.in/Haridwar/Somersaults_dance_and_music_during_Mahashivratri_bath_Lead_100319 Haridwar: Brandishing glittering swords and flashing silver maces, thousands of bare-bodied Naga Sadhus and saints danced to the beat of drums, turned somersaults and chanted fervently as they rushed towards the revered Ganga to perform the first an... Fri, 12 Feb 2010 11:26:41 GMT http://samachaar.in/Haridwar/__Making_money_from_money_at_Maha_Kumbh_100287 Haridwar (Uttarakhand): Sitting on empty, folded sacks, they neatly pile up coins in multiple rows and jingle them every time someone passes by. For the unaccustomed, it takes a while to realise they are out to make 'money from money'.A large number... Fri, 12 Feb 2010 06:28:27 GMT http://samachaar.in/Haridwar/_Sea_of_pilgrims_at_Maha_Kumbh_for_Mahashivratri_bath_100282 Haridwarp; Braving the dark of the pre-dawn hours, the chill in the air and the ice cold water of the Ganga, thousands of devotees ecstatically shouting "Bom Bom Bhole" started bathing in the holiest river of the Hindus on the occasion of ... Fri, 12 Feb 2010 06:22:27 GMT http://samachaar.in/Haridwar/When_sadhus_came_astride_elephants_horses_at_Maha_Kumbh_99328 Haridwar: Some sat on gold and silver thrones balanced majestically atop elephants, some stood tall on horse-driven chariots, and yet others walked to din of drums, bells and conches. Peshwai, the royal procession of Naga sadhus and other ascetics a... Sat, 30 Jan 2010 11:48:16 GMT http://samachaar.in/Haridwar/Grant_us_rebirth_as_man_or_woman_eunuchs_pray_to_Ganga_99297 Haridwar: They haven't come to pray for salvation. After the years of ignominy and ridicule they have suffered, these hijras (eunuchs) have come to pray to the holy Ganga river to end their lives and grant them an early re-birth - as a man or woman.... Sat, 30 Jan 2010 09:13:19 GMT http://samachaar.in/Haridwar/Big_Maha_Kumbh_bathing_day_draws_thousands_99263 Haridwar: The banks of the Ganga here reverberated with chants of "Har Har Gange", "Jai Jai Gange" as a sea of pilgrims took a holy dip on Magh Purnima Saturday during the ongoing Maha Kumbh Mela.Braving the cold and misty mornin... Sat, 30 Jan 2010 05:13:49 GMT http://samachaar.in/Haridwar/Ahead_of_Magh_Purnima_tight_security_at_Maha_Kumbh_99201 Haridwar: With an estimated 500,000 pilgrims expected to take a dip in the Ganga on the occasion of Magh Purnima Saturday, a tight security cover has been thrown around the Maha Kumbh Mela area here, officials said Friday.Devout Hindus believe that ... Fri, 29 Jan 2010 11:14:44 GMT http://samachaar.in/Haridwar/Over_100000_bathe_in_Ganga_on_Basant_Panchami_98751 Haridwar:Over 100,000 people bathed in the holy river Ganga on the morning of Basant Panchami - the official onset of spring in the country. On this day, Saraswati, the goddess of learning, is venerated across the country.“One lakh people have... Wed, 20 Jan 2010 10:39:01 GMT http://samachaar.in/Haridwar/2010_Mahakumbh_a_bigger_draw_than_earlier_fairs_98524 Haridwar: The 2010 Mahakumbh Mela has been a huge pilgrim draw with five million people visiting the holy cities of Rishikesh and Haridwar in the first two days for a dip in the Ganga. The extra rush has been largely because of the auspicious alignm... Mon, 18 Jan 2010 07:06:05 GMT http://samachaar.in/Haridwar/Of_Ganga_Maiya_the_river_that_washes_away_all_sins_Letter_from_Haridwar_98518 Haridwar:The early morning mist covers the Ganga river as it flows past the temple town of Haridwar like a gossamer drape, untouched by the sun. At Har-ki-Pauri, the spiritual soul of Haridwar, the swirling current of the river that descends from th... Mon, 18 Jan 2010 06:10:50 GMT http://samachaar.in/Haridwar/Now_pilgrims_wing_their_way_to_the_Mahakumbh_98489 Haridwar: For those who can afford it, the path to the Mahakumbh Mela is just a flight away. Pilgrims are now winging their way to the Mahakumbh Mela on the banks of the Ganga here on choppers from New Delhi and Dehradun.The Prabhatam Helicopter Ser... Sun, 17 Jan 2010 06:52:14 GMT http://samachaar.in/Haridwar/Naga_sadhus_at_Mahakumbh_pray_for_a_cause_Feature_98479 Haridwar:They live in their mountain retreats in the icy reaches of the Himalayas, practising extreme austerities. But many ash-smeared Naga sadhus who have come down here for the Mahakumbh Mela say they are rather concerned about terrorism and envi... Sun, 17 Jan 2010 06:20:28 GMT http://samachaar.in/Festivals/_Inflations_toll_at_Mahakumbh__few_buyers_for_handicrafts_98414 Haridwar: The banks of the holy Ganga here are teeming with hundreds of thousands of pilgrims for the Mahakumbh Mela, but very few among them are interested in buying any of Haridwar's brassware, silverware, woollen clothes or textiles. The shrinkin... Sat, 16 Jan 2010 09:12:02 GMT http://samachaar.in/Haridwar/Astronomy_faith_meet_in_HarkiPauri_on_solar_eclipse_98371 Haridwar;Tradition and astronomy fused on the banks of the Ganges during the annular solar eclipse Friday as temples shut their doors and covered the idols in muslin shrouds and bathers completed their morning pre-eclipse rituals by the time the sun... Fri, 15 Jan 2010 12:48:26 GMT http://samachaar.in/Uttar_Pradesh/_Haridwar_temples_to_close_their_doors_during_solar_eclipse_98278 Haridwar (Uttarakhand): The temples of Ganga Maiya, Lord Shiva and Lakshmi-Narayan at Har-ki-Pauri in this Uttarakhand town, which is hosting the three-month Mahakumbh Mela Jan 14-April 28, will remain closed during the solar eclipse Friday.Accordin... Fri, 15 Jan 2010 06:04:13 GMT http://samachaar.in/Haridwar/Sea_of_humanity_gathers_for_start_of_Maha_Kumbh_98179 Hardwar: An estimated five million people have thronged the Hindu holy city of Hardwar for a dip in the holy Ganga Thursday that will herald the Maha Kumbh, a religious fair that has few parallel but which has a sharp message this year - protection ... Wed, 13 Jan 2010 05:54:13 GMT http://samachaar.in/Haridwar/Millions_of_faithful_to_go_for_a_drop_of_immortality_97038 Hardwar: One of the world's oldest religious gatherings may become the world's biggest this year as the Hindu faithful carry forward a tradition first recorded in the Vedas.Every 12 years, millions gather at Hardwar -- the gateway to the abode of Lo... Fri, 01 Jan 2010 07:48:36 GMT