The Mahabharata , Vana Parva: Tirtha-yatra Parva: Section XC. [12] ” Head of the Ganges Canal , Haridwar, ca 1894-1898. In the Vanaparva of the Mahabharat , where sage Dhaumya tells Yudhisthira about the tirthas of India, Gangadwar, i.e., Haridwar and Kankhal , have been referred to, [13] the text also