About Garhmukteshwar

Garhmukteshwar is an ancient place that is mentioned in the Bhagavata Purana and

the Mahabharata.

It was a part of ancient Hastinapur, the capital of the Pandavas.

An ancient fort, repaired by the Maratha leader Mir Bhawan, became, under the
British, the headquarters of the tehsil.

The name of the town is derived from the temple of Mukteshwar Mahadeva,
dedicated to the goddess Ganga who is worshipped there in four temples.

The town has 80 sati pillars, marking the spots where Hindu widows are said to have
become satimata.

The town also has a mosque, built by Gays-ud-din Balban, that bears an inscription
in Arabic dating to 82 Hijri.

Lakhs of devotees take holy dip in Garhmukteshwar on Kartik Purnima

Popularly known as 'Chotta Kumbh', the Khaadar Mela held at the ghats of River
Ganga in Garhmukteshwar on Kartik Purnima, was visited by thousands of devotees.

The 12-day long mela concluded on Wednesday with devotees taking a dip in the
holy river ganga.

The fair organisers informed that as many as 30 lakh people from Rajasthan,
Haryana, Delhi visit the ghats to take a holy dip in the Ganges.

Devotees stay here until the end of mela and pray to their ancestors and to god for a
healthy and long life. On the concluding day of the mela, devotees take a holy dip in
the river and donate sweets, wheat to the poor before returning home.
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