Temples along the way from Rishikesh to Haridwar

God is everywhere in the holy towns of Rishikesh, Haridwar; between and beyond as well. While driving down the 28 km stretch from Rishikesh to Haridwar, one comes across innumerable shrines and temples spread all over the highway. Pilgrims do take out time to visit these as well, some of which are described below –

Glass Temple

Houses idols of various Gods and Goddesses and attracts a large number of pilgrims due to its magnificent and dazzling works of mirror patchworks and glass architecture.

The elephant headed Lord Ganesha in a riot of festive colors

Radha-Krishna in glowing pink glass shades

Among all persons, it is Sri Radha in whose company Lord Madhava (Krishna) is especially glorious, as She is especially glorious in His. ~ Rig-parisishta

A mosaic depicting the butter thief prank (makhan chori leela) 

of mischievous child Krishna

Lord Krishna imparting the doctrine of Bhagavad Gita (Gita Updesh)

to Arjuna in the battlefield of Mahabharata

Attractive images of Lord Shiva along with His consort Goddess Parvati

An Ancient SatyaNarayan Temple

A 500 year old ancient temple dedicated to Lord Vishnu and His consort Goddess Laxmi.

Goddess Laxmi along with picture frames of various other Gods alongside

An old Rudraksh tree, the seeds of which are traditionally used for making  prayer beads beads in Hinduism, in the compound is worth a mention here.

A very old evergreen Rudraksh tree in the SatyaNarayan temple premises

Sphatik Shivling

Dedicated to Lord Shiva, the sphatik (mercurial) Shivling inside the temple is popular among the locals.

Sphatik Shivling inside the temple with an image of

Lord Shiva in the background