The Geographical Dictionary of Ancient and Mediaeval India c5.s6.13

c5.s6.13

Haridvāra—See Kanakhala. It stands on the right bank of the Ganges, at the very point where it bursts through the Siwalik hills and debouches upon the plains nearly two hundred miles from its source. It is in the district of Shahranpur and was situated on the eastern confines of the kingdom of Śrughna. It is also called Gaṅgādvāra which contains the shrine of Nakuleśvara Mahādeva (Kūrma P., II., ch. 42).