Holy dip in Haridwar

Ganga Snan at Har Ki Pauri

The single most auspicious place on the upper Ganga to take a dip: the spot called Brahma Kund, where the nectar is said to have fallen. This is why most people come to Haridwar at all. It takes two minutes: step down, hold the chain, immerse three times, come out.

Any daylight hour. Mornings are traditional and calmer; the ghat is at its most crowded in the hour around the evening aarti.