INDIA VISIT
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TAJ MAHAL LAL KILA GOA OOTY DARJEELING KULLU MANALI MUSSOORIE NAINITAL MOUNT ABU SHIMLA JAIPUR JODHPUR RISHIKESH GULMARG DALHOUSIE
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RISHIKESH
Rishikesh draws thousands of pilgrims and tourists every year, from India as well as from other countries. Rishikesh, also called "world-center of Yoga", has numerous yoga centres that also attract tourists. It is assumed that a bathe in the divine river Ganga that flows through Rishikesh brings one nearer to achievement of moksha, similarly does a meditation in Rishikesh.
Rishikesh is a city in Dehradun district in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. Rishikesh is holy a city for Hindus and a famous centre of pilgrimage. Rishikesh is a divine city for Hindus located in the foothills of the Himalaya in northern India. Myth states that Lord Rama did forfeit in Rishikesh for killing, the devil king of Lanka, Ravana.
Rishikesh also known as the doorway to the Himalayas and is situated about 25 kilometers away from another holy city, Haridwar. Rishikesh is the initial spot for traveling to the sites that form the Char Dham pilgrimage namely Badrinath, Kedarnath, Gangotri, and Yamunotri.
The sanctified river Ganga streams across Rishikesh. In reality, it is the Rishikesh from where the river leaves the Shivalik mountains Himalayas, and flows out into the plains of northern India. Numerous temples, olden as well as new, can be found all along the banks of the Ganges in Rishikesh. Rishikesh is also becoming a famous spot for white water rafting admirers, both from India and abroad, as it offers medium to rough torrents in the course of river Ganges.