Rishikesh is one of the very famous pilgrimage destination of India ,situated in my home state Uttarakhand .The word Rishikesh means'
lord of senses'It is also called Gateways To Himalayas as the CHAAR DHAAM YATRA(a pilgrimage covering four sites)to Badrinath,Kedarnath,Gangotri and Yamunotri begins from here.Recently my husband took one of our aunt(Jethaidev)to this place,these pictures are clicked by him.I n the above picture you can see few Hindu scholars getting ready to offer their prayers at the bank of sacred river Ganges(Ganga as we call it).At this point river Ganges leaves the Shivalik mountains in the Himalayas and flows toward the north India.
This is the famous bridge called Laxman Jhula...originally there was a Jute rope bridge here which was replaced by an iron suspension bridge in 1889,again in 1924 it was washed away by a flood and hence replaced by a much stronger bridge which stands here at present .This is one such place which is equally loved by me and Chandan,before kids when hectic traveling was not a problem we frequented this place.There are many beautiful temples and a wonderful market around this area.Walking around this area gives you a very unique and calming feel as the whole area is submerged by prayers and shloka chants .Rishikesh is also known as
Capital of Yoga as numerous yoga and spiritual centres are located here.You can spot many celebrities visiting here for religious,spiritual and rejuvenating purposes.Goldie Hawn,Kate Winslet are frequent visitors here(no i have never seen them here).In 1962 Beatles recorded a song HAPPY RISHIKESH here.
Rishikesh is emerging as the
Adventure Capital of India as adventure travelers from all over the world visit here to enjoy Rappelling,white water river rafting,Kayaking,Body surfing etc.I don't have any picture to show here relating to an adventure sport.
You can see Jethaidev enjoying shopping around this beautiful market which offers everything from precious and semiprecious stones,jewellery,costume jewellery,Rudraksha beads,other beads,clothes ,idols etc.The street food found here is very tasty an finger licking .Rishikesh is also a destination for buying very high quality musical instruments,i came across this very
fresh information just this morning.
Rishikesh is one of the very famous pilgrimage destination of India ,situated in my home state Uttarakhand .The word Rishikesh means' lord of senses'It is also called Gateways To Himalayas as the CHAAR DHAAM YATRA(a pilgrimage covering four sites)to Badrinath,Kedarnath,Gangotri and Yamunotri begins from here.Recently my husband took one of our aunt(Jethaidev)to this place,these pictures are clicked by him.I n the above picture you can see few Hindu scholars getting ready to offer their prayers at the bank of sacred river Ganges(Ganga as we call it).At this point river Ganges leaves the Shivalik mountains in the Himalayas and flows toward the north India.
This is the famous bridge called Laxman Jhula...originally there was a Jute rope bridge here which was replaced by an iron suspension bridge in 1889,again in 1924 it was washed away by a flood and hence replaced by a much stronger bridge which stands here at present .This is one such place which is equally loved by me and Chandan,before kids when hectic traveling was not a problem we frequented this place.There are many beautiful temples and a wonderful market around this area.Walking around this area gives you a very unique and calming feel as the whole area is submerged by prayers and shloka chants .Rishikesh is also known as Capital of Yoga as numerous yoga and spiritual centres are located here.You can spot many celebrities visiting here for religious,spiritual and rejuvenating purposes.Goldie Hawn,Kate Winslet are frequent visitors here(no i have never seen them here).In 1962 Beatles recorded a song HAPPY RISHIKESH here.
Rishikesh is emerging as the Adventure Capital of India as adventure travelers from all over the world visit here to enjoy Rappelling,white water river rafting,Kayaking,Body surfing etc.I don't have any picture to show here relating to an adventure sport.
You can see Jethaidev enjoying shopping around this beautiful market which offers everything from precious and semiprecious stones,jewellery,costume jewellery,Rudraksha beads,other beads,clothes ,idols etc.The street food found here is very tasty an finger licking .Rishikesh is also a destination for buying very high quality musical instruments,i came across this very fresh information just this morning.
