Uttarakhand Shivalik Hills (Garhwal)

► Rishikesh (Kubjamraka Kshetra) (340 m)
(Dehradun district, Uttarakhand)

▬ River Ganga flows → Triveni Ghat (Aarti)
(Uttarakhand Shivalik Hills (Garhwal))

(Skanda Purana - Kedara Khanda)

- Lord Shiva abides near the Kubjamraka Kshetra (Rishikesh) as the famous Neelkanth Mahadev.

► Haridwar (Maya Kshetra) (314 m) (Moksha Puri) (Place of Kumbha Mela)
(Haridwar district, Uttarakhand)

☗ Bilva Parvat
☗ Nila Parvat
▬ River Ganga flows → Har ki Pauri (Aarti)
(Uttarakhand Shivalik Hills (Garhwal))
(Skanda Purana - Kedara Khanda)
(Shiva Purana)

- Devi Sati gave up her body during the Daksha Yagna at Kankhal and hence the place came to be known as Maya Kshetra (Haridwar).
- Haridwar also has the famous Hill temples of Devi Chandi and Devi Manasa. There are also famous temples of Maya Devi and Sureshwari Devi.
- Lord Shiva destroyed the Daksha Yagna at Kankhal of Maya Kshetra (Haridwar) and abides there as Daksheshwar Mahadev.
- Lord Shiva also abides there as the famous Bilvakeshwar Mahadev.