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Rishikesh Slideshow
Rishikesh
Travel Blogs from Rishikesh, India
Shout Out #26
... digging behind layers of something that can't be read, written, or spoken of. Their quest led to Rishikesh in the lower Himalayas. The main attraction is actually the three communities up the river- Laxmanjhula, Swarg Ashram, ...
Too Many Cows....
... even holy cows tire of eating garbage... I am currently in Rishikesh, a quiet little berg on the banks of the Ganges where the Beatles met the Maharishi and wrote the "White Album" ...
Last day in Rishikesh
Namaste Just a brief update on what is to be our last day in Rishikesh, as our lovely hotel manager went into Haridwar yesterday and procured us train tickets to our next destination, Amritsar. We leave tomorrow afternoon, again in 2nd class non ...
Shout Out #28
... nbsp; The circumstances are of little importance. The crucial distinction rests in one's relationship with those circumstances. Rishikesh is quiet, Ash isn't accustomed to long durations of stillness...he buys a ticket across the country, a ...
Rishikesh
Rishikesh was about 24 km north of Haridwar, upstream ganga. Rishikesh was named after the view of her hills that looked like the flowing manes of the many mendicants who lived and meditated in the caves in the Himalayan ridges and in the many ashrams ...
Ashrams and Yoga
... town (Hardiwar) just 12 miles down the road. It is surrounded by hills, trees and ashrams. One of the reasons Rishikesh is famous is because the Beatles came here for yoga and enlightenment back in the day. On one side of the river ...
Blessed waters...
Left Mussoorie as soon as possible given the creepy circumstances...and decided to meet the girls in Rishikesh for the day....was planning on visiting the elephant park and go rafting but Lauren got a case of the tum-tum tango( shits) so we called it off ...
Catching up
I woke up late, coming to the realisation that Rishikesh was a lazy town and that there was nothing to hurry for. Making my way out of my hotel at noonish (hurdling sleeping cows all the way) I literally bumped into Helena and Mari, the lovely Norwegians ...
Rishikesh & Haridwar - Source of the Ganga
... really, without running the risk of infection, and watched as the less timid locals took the plunge. Haridwar is an hour from Rishikesh and the place where thousands of people gather every evening at dusk to worship at the waters edge. The Ganga ...
More Rishikesh
... an issue as my involvement with Delhi Belly had been less than pleasant, and I had no desire to meet his lesser known cousin, Rishikesh Rumble. And I didn't get stoned once. Pretty good going eh? What a clean living chap I am. Raft: The River Ganges ...
Wanted: One Million Cavitrons
... , so we've only been able to extract teeth that aren't restorable and do loads of hygiene (there are no hygienists in India!!). What an experience this has been!! About 30 cleanings completed with one day to go. People that want treatment are waiting ...
Our Trip to Rishikesh
... a day recording a few Ragas as well as some improvised tracks that we were inspired to play from our time here in Rishikesh and India. We also spent a lot of time exploring the town and shopping for more souvenirs and clothes to take ...
Indian Time
... the better of me. When in India... After quite the journey from Pushkar to Agra and then Agra to Haridwar and then Haridwar to Rishikesh, I am thrilled to be in Rishikesh. The 12 hours of sheer terror on the bus to Agra, the 13 hours on the train and ...
Extracurricular Activities
So the hours between we filled with miscellaneous activities. Some days we would just lounge around reading and using the library. Others we took off on some excursions. One day a handful of us took a cab up to Neer Garh Waterfall. ...
Further into the mountains we go
... up and dry and everything! We walked into Rishikesh and walked over one of the two main suspension bridges that connect Rishikesh together. No cars can pass over to the otherside...just things that are narrow enough to cross....so motorbikes can make it ...
The Wedding and such
... across the bridge is pretty touristy so at lunch I asked the waiter if he could recommend something better. He mentioned the local Rishikesh market so we headed there instead. What an adventure that was! Of course, everything is an adventure in India but ...
The Wind in the Willows
"He thought his happiness was complete when, as he meandered aimlessly along, suddenly he stood by the edge of a full-fed river. Never in his life had he seen a river before - this sleek, sinuous, full-bodied animal, chasing and chuckling, gripping ...
Your head's shaking...your arms are shaking
... justice here. It is kind of challenging to describe. Basically it is a city split across the Ganges with three main areas: Rishikesh, Lakshman Jhula, and Swarg Ashram. We crossed one of the footbridges to Swarg Ashram. I think we may have chosen the ...
Sommerherbstwintersommer (in INDIEN)
... sind als die chinesischen aber orthopaedisch weniger zu empfehlen (enger, voller, schwitziger als in China)) bin ich in Rishikesh und erlebe zum ersten Mal das schoene, gemuetliche, wohlschmeckende Indien. Ich treffe einen Osterreicher, einen Schweizer ...
The Bridge too Far
... back helter skelter of hindus walking in opposite directions in different layers, ringing bells that are the sound track to Rishikesh, making offerings...pages, ticker tape and plastic are all thrown into the olive coloured Ganges below...you're not sure ...
The Magical Mystery Tour: Part 2
... on the White Album. Kate and I are staying in High Bank, the unquestionable backpackers favorite haunt in Rishikesh, the mountain town once renowned as a peaceful stop for priests on their way to the mountains, but now better known ...
The magical world of Tantric yoga
... a bizarre show of pomp and preposterousness - before we jumped on a night train to Haridwar and then caught a bus to Rishikesh, arriving as planned, the day before our month long yoga course started, having travelled over a thousand kilometers in record ...
RIshikesh - Shivpuri on the bike
... roads.. that was awsome... Rishikesh was around 16-18 KM. from Haridwar. But that was not our destination. we crossed Rishikesh and reached Shivpuri within Half an hour. We left our bikes on the road and reached to our destination Ganges river ...
Day 37 - Return to Rishikesh
... , pots and pans, the smell of chai, and the sight of trekkers and porters making their way up the mountain. Magic! The ride back to Rishikesh didn't seem as long as it was on the way up. Only one hold-up and that was a fallen tree across the road. One ...
Where the Beatles and Larry studied Yoga
... and absolutely obscene. I honestly don't understand how the perpetratorS of this noise were able to sleep themselves. ----------------------- Rishikesh (6/2-6/6) We arrived in Delhi, and had lunch at McDonald's. There's was no beef at McD's but ...
Still in Rishikesh...I can't seem to leave
... . The rest of the afternoon was spent figuring out a way to get there on our own. It's not an easy task in India...but there must be a way. In the evening, Mano gave us a meditation session instead of yoga...which was exceptionally refreshing. I ...
Still in Rishikesh
... ; I was going to head into the mts this morning but I didn't feel like waking up at 4:30AM, I'll wait till tomorrow morning. Rishikesh is better than the other cities I've seen thus far. The town is only about 200,000 and there are quite a few ...
Leaving for 10 Day Vipassana Retreat in Silence
Tomorrow I am leaving for a 10 day Vipassana Retreat in Dehradun (about an hour from Rishikesh). 10 days of silence, full time meditation, no internet! So my dearest and closest, please do not worry about me if you do not hear anything for 10 days. I ...
Yoga
Beginning at the beginning. The bus rolled into the Bus station in Rishikesh a couple hours after we left Dehradun. As the bus rolled up, we already saw rickshaw and taxi drivers spotting us and following the bus, to try to get our fare. One ...