Dehradun, To explore Indian culture a group of 36 members including young men and women from ten countries is in Haridwar on a study tour.

Their will be 5 day stay of a group as part of the tour being held under the aegis of Indian Council for Cultural Relations and the Dev Sanskriti Vishva Vidyalaya (DSVV).

According to sources, on first day of the tour, the group from Yemen, Namibia, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, Cambodia, Mangolia, South Korea, Nepal, Bangladesh and Mauritius met spiritual head of Gayatri Parivar and DSVV Chancellor Pranav Pandya who explained them about the significance of Ganga Dusshehra, celebrated yesterday in Haridwar with lakhs of devotees taking a holy dip in the river.