[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879) › c5.579 # A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.579 A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.579 - **Language:** English ### [c5.579](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.579) GANGĀ-DVĀRA. The gate of the Ganges. The opening in the Himālaya mountains through which the river descends into the plains, now known as Hardwār. - [Previous: c5.578](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.578) - [Next: c5.580](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.580) - [Up: c5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.579](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.579) · Pramāṇa