Gangadwara (Haridwar). O King, Sanatkumara regardeth that spot visited by Brahmarshis , as also the Tirtha Kanakhala (that is near to it), as sacred. -- 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 ,