This image captures the Ganga Aarti scene in the city of Haridwar. It captures the true spirit of people of haridwar. Spreading Light (Hope) and Peace around. I feel lucky to belong to a place very close to Haridwar.
The river Ganga is considered a Goddess in Hindu mythology. Hindus worship the river as their mother Goddess. River Ganga along with River Yamuna forms the most fertile agriculture land in India, knows as “Doab” which means “Between two water bodies”. People from this area are quite generous and believe in spreading happiness and share what they have. “Langars” around river Ganga in Haridwar are pretty common, where people come and as an offering to Goddess Ganga feed people through langars. Majority of the people are homeless, down trodden and from very poor section of the society who get fed at such “Langars”.
It wont be exaggerating to say that Haridwar is “Home to the Homeless”. Salute to the spirit of Haridwar.