Mahant Ravinder Puri and other seers carry water collected from the Ganges as they depart for Ayodhya for the foundation laying ceremony of Ram temple, in Haridwar.

Family members offer prayers before immersing the ashes of late MP governor Lalji Tandon in the Ganges, in Haridwar.

Uttarakhand Governor Baby Rani Mourya presents 'Ganga-jal kalash' (holy water and sand of Ganga River) to VHP leaders for the construction of Ayodhya's Ram Temple, in Haridwar.

Women ride on swings to celebrate the occasion of Teej festival, in Haridwar.

A collapsed wall and other damages caused by the lightning, at Har Ki Paidi in Haridwar.

A collapsed wall and other damages caused by the lightning, at Har Ki Paidi in Haridwar.

Har Ki Pauri Ghat wears a deserted look during 'Somvati Amavasya' on the third Monday of the Hindu 'Sawan' month, amid the ongoing COVID-19 lockdown, in Haridwar.

Police personnel stop vehicles at UP-Uttarakhand border after authorities banned Kanwar Yatra in the wake of coronavirus pandemic, in Haridwar.

Baba Ramdev (C) along with Acharya Balkrishna (R) launches an Ayurvedic medicine kit that they claimed can treat coronavirus patients within seven days.

Yoga guru Baba Ram Dev performs yoga with youngsters on the occasion of International Yoga Day, at Patanjali Yogpeeth in Haridwar.

Baba Ramdev conducts 'Yoga Protocol Rehearsal' at Har Ki Pauri, in Haridwar.

Devotees perform aarti at River Ganga, after authorities allowed opening of all religious places in the fifth phase of COVID-19 lockdown, in Haridwar.

A worker screens a devotee at Har Ki Pauri ahead of its reopening, during the ongoing COVID-19 nationwide lockdown, in Haridwar.

A deserted view of Har Ki Pauri on the occasion of Baisakhi festival during a nationwide lockdown in the wake of deadly coronavirus, in Haridwar.

Devotees perform rituals before 'Holika Dahan' ahead of Holi festival in Haridwar.

Members (holy men from various Akhadas) of Akhil Bharatiya Akhada Parishad hold a meeting regarding Haridwar Kumbh 2021, in Haridwar

Devotees perform rituals on the occasion of Makar Sankranti festival, in Haridwar.

Bhim Army supporters stage a protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the National Register of Citizens (NRC), in Haridwar

BJP MP Tirath Singh Rawat's car that turned turtle following an accident near Dudhadhari Chowk in Haridwar. Rawat, who suffered injuries in the accident, was rushed to a hospital ...

President Ram Nath Kovind with First Lady Savita Kovind offers prayers at Harihar Ashram, in Haridwar