Located in Uttarakhand, India’s Haridwar district, lies the city and municipal corporation known as Haridwar. It is the largest city in the district and the second largest in the state, with 228,832 residents as of 2011.

The city is located in the Shivalik ranges’ foothills, on the Ganges River’s right bank. Haridwar is located in the Doab area, home of the Khari Boli language. For Hindus, Haridwar is a sacred location that plays host to significant religious ceremonies and is the starting point for visits to many other well-known sites of worship. The most important of the occasions is the Kumbha Mela, which takes place in Haridwar once every twelve years. Millions of pilgrims, devotees, and visitors gather in Haridwar during the Kumbh Mela to take traditional baths on the banks of the Ganges to atone for their transgressions and reach moksha.