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Rishikesh Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Rishikesh, India
Om
This is a top pick! ... . It was really beautiful! We also went up to Mansi Devi and Chandi Devi- two of the temples there. And now we are here in Rishikesh- famous for attracting the Beatles here to study in an Ashram- but also, one of the holy cities on the Ganges, that is ...
Hmmm....
This is a top pick! ... in my A/C chair class train and slogged over to the bus station across and down the street to pick up the local bus to Rishikesh. It left about 5 minutes after I jumped on and we were on our way! The scenery changed from browns and tans to ...
Bond, The Beatles and the teachings of Mr. Bob
This is a top pick! ... of Rajasthan. By lucky coincidence, one of them happened to be our former trip leader who continued to plan everything for us. Rishikesh is situated in a bend of the Ganges river surrounded by hills in all directions. In the morning the wind blows down ...
Why don't we do it in the road?
This is a top pick! ... to raft through the rapids of the Ganges and go bungy-jumping over the holy river. As a result, people watching in Rishikesh is a fascinating pastime. We perched ourselves in a cafe that overlooks Lakshman Jula, one of two hanging pedestrian ...
Namaste
This is a top pick! ... their homes and the mustard fields to smile and wave. After exploring palaces, forts and temples with Breanne, I took a train to Rishikesh. This small town, tucked in the foothills of the Himalayas, is also known as the 'Yoga Capital of ...
Trekking and stuff
This is a top pick! ... yesterday. We somehow emerged from a chaotic (and I mean SERIOUSLY chaotic) 6:00am attempt to find a way from Almora to Rishikesh with a semblance of a plan to catch a government bus at 8:00am. Awaiting that bus on a fly-infested and Winchesterian set ...
Pondy to Gangees
This is a top pick! ... as Punjabi Baba or Ranjit for short and as we were talking we mentioned that we were on our way to the north and going to Rishikesh. Straight away he opened his wallet and asked us to give 100 rupees to a friend of his in Laxman Jhula called Bengali Baba. ...
Yoga Capital of the World
This is a top pick! Rishikesh is the yoga capital of the world (or so it calls itself) filled with ashrams & yoga-aficionados. There's plenty of westerners roaming about cloaked in sheets fulfilling their 2-week spiritual odyssey, which is a bit annoying; ...
Yogaland
This is a top pick! I knew I wasn’t leaving India until visiting Rishikesh. I would best compare this gateway to the Himalayas to a “candy store for yogis” where yoga classes are as common as Starbucks in Seattle. Although other ...
Living in Israeli Paradise
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Yoga Capital of the World
... Can't I interest you in Chakra-dousing, aura-readings, yoga classes, meditation meetings, ayurvedic cooking classes, perhaps an enema? Rishikesh is so full of unwashed westerners in turbans and dhotis lolling about with a hippy gait saying things like, ...
The world capital of Yoga
... tourist part of town, Ram Jhula, a good and more quite alternative to the busier and more western Lakshman Jhula. Somehow Rishikesh remind me a little about Varanasi: We spend some time wondering in the narrow streets of the city centre, which we shared ...
Thinking I can fly, should I jump from the cliff?
... . I owned my one yoga mat, but it was mostly a recreation, sometimes an exercise, but nothing more. I arrived in Rishikesh, India, twelve days ago. My complete understanding of yoga and therefore my ideas and understanding of the entire world has ...
Rishikesh
... ashram with the river flowing right off my back porch, with views of cloud-covered mountains in the background. Rishikesh is a nice town, full of foreigners, nice temples, cows, and stalls selling everything from bangles to incense ...
My first dip in River Ganga !
After much deliberations I decided to head towards Rishikesh. Neogotiating a hired taxi fare to travel around 250Km which would take 6 hours !!. They charge you for the trip back and the toll fees on the way as well.Anyway, this is relatively ...
Rishikesh
... having heard it takes the craziness one step further. We would save it for our next visit. Instead we decided to head to Rishikesh aka 'Yoga Capital of The World'. We couldn't have picked a more relaxing place. Its at the base of the Himalayas beside ...
Yoga Capital of the World
We have spent the past two days in Rishikesh, just north of Haridwar on the Ganges River. Rishikesh is where the Ganga flows out of the Himalayas so in addition to the heat, we now have added hills to the mix. It is beautiful here, although it ...
Rishikesh, Uttaranchal
An overnight sleeper train from Delhi to Haridwar was 8 hours and from there another one hour to Rishikesh by ...
Back In Uttaranchal
... with sweaty sticky underpants and greasy hair. Just about fitting in with all other world travelers, the 15 rupee bus ride to Rishikesh was nothing short of a bouncy of the wall cramped airplane ride to funsville. Don't get me wrong i love every moment ...
Into the hills
... Clare and we got away from Hotel Dive and across the river to Laxman Jula where all the old and new hippies dwell. Rishikesh holds a special place in my heart as my mediation founder Maharishi started off the TM movement here. I've been practicing 10 ...
Yoga and music
... , literally, to transport our bags. Getting the bags down was another story altogether! There are 2 riverside communities in Rishikesh situated around the Ram Jhulla and Laxman Jhulla bridges which are suspension bridges. We found out that ...
Day 17 - Rishikesh & head shaven by 13yr old boy
Met Raj in the morning and walked down to the Lakshmanjula area. (Nitin had taken his car back to Haridwar yesterday to spend time with his family.) Bought a mp3 CD with the latest Hindi film tracks on it, had breakfast at a tourist friendly 'German ...
Rejuvenating Rishikesh
... bus stop, and I responded with "Shukria; Namaste!" and a wave good-bye and nearly everyone waved back!... so here I was in Rishikesh, gateway to the Himalayas! I still had nearly 5 kms to go before reaching my destination of Laxman Jhula, so I shared a ...
Om
... , filthy and there were lots of touts. We made a dash for the prebooked taxi office and enjoyed a 27km white knuckle ride to Rishikesh. This gave us a real opportunity to see the rules of the road in practice. In India size really does matter. The smaller ...
of loss, learning, and letting go
... It was during this time of distraction (the couple had taken my picture & were telling me about their friendship - she was from Rishikesh, he from Lucknow - a train journey of some 20 hours - he came not only to write a test for his field - computers ...
Rock-In Rishikesh
... as it was totally sacred and then went inside the temple for worship. it was really great feeling inside there. Afternoon - Rishikesh After returning from Neelkanth ..we went to the JBS our famous food hotel...and had our lunch there..then again went to ...
A new day
Well, today I finally got myself out of bed at 7am and went running. Felt good though in two days I will be hurting and not feeling so good. I have been surprisingly productive today as I have already been for a run, had breakfast, done some much needed ...
A chill in the hills
... from the intense and serious Haridwar, for the first time in India we could properly relax. In fact, relaxation is somewhat of a Rishikesh speciality. Known as the "home of yoga" and the place The Beatles chose as a venue for thier spiritual journey of ...
Ommmmm
... Doch abgesehen von Verrenkungen, Meditation, Massage, Ayurveda und diversen spirituellen Dingen kann man hier noch mehr unternehmen. Rishikesh ist auch ein Ausgangspunkt fuer Trekkingtouren und Rafting und letzteres habe ich heute gemacht. Es ist zwar ...