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Rishikesh

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Rishikesh
Rishikesh is a very important Hindu pilgrimage site. This is also a cluster of a number of Ashrams and temples giving the entire place a spiritual feeling. The ceaseless flow of the river, regarded as Goddess Ganga adds to the beauty and the purity of the place. Along the river, the area is filled with thick green forests in the all-mountainous region. The entire area falls on the Garhwal region of Northern India. Hordes of sadhus (sages) come to this place every year in search of salvation.

Rishikesh is famous for its yoga sessions that are taught here by many yoga experts. Besides the sadhus and saints, a mass of tourists too visits this place every year to have a look at this much heard about place. Besides the Indian travelers, one can see here a number of foreign tourists roaming about while curiously clicking the cameras to catch the wonderful scenic spots all around.

As if the wonderful scenery and the numerous pilgrimage sites were not enough, Rishikesh also makes some of the most popular adventure sport destinations of India. River rafting, trekking, rock climbing, hiking etc are some of the activities one can easily opt for here.

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rajaji national park3
gita bhavan side view
gita bhavan side view
kunjapuri far view
kunjapuri far view
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lakshman jhula1
raghunath temple bathing ghat
raghunath temple bathing ghat
ganges arti triveni ghat
ganges arti triveni ghat

History

Many legends are related to this holy place Rishikesh. One of such legends says that when the devils and the gods were trying to churn the sea(known in Indian mythology as the act of Samudra Manthan) in order to get Amrit (nectar of immortality) at first venom came out of the sea.

All the gods and devils got worried as unless the venom was discarded Amrit would not come out and to completely discard it from the world, someone had to drink it. But, as almost all of them were eager to drink Amrit only, nobody dared to volunteer. So all the gods and devils prayed to Lord Shiva who agreed to drink the venom. On drinking the venom, Lord Shiva's throat became Neel (blue) in color. And as legend reveals, this was the place where Lord Shiva stood and drank the venom.

Some other legends are related to the Indian epic Ramayana. According to a belief, Lord Ramachandra stayed in this jungle area when he was sent for Vanvas (living in exile in jungles) along with his wife Sita and his brother Lakshman. The evidences of their stay is said to be the Lakshman Jhula, a hanging rope bridge to cross the river. The bridge was been rebuilt in AD 1939 but the original bridge is said to be of jute ropes.


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Geography and Climate

The holy city of Rishikesh lies at the bank of river Ganga. The region is surrounded by the Himalayas and falls under the climatic conditions of the western part of the Himalayas. The day remains pleasant and sunny with comparatively cold evenings. The winters are very cold and the summer season is mild and moderate followed by a good rainfall in monsoon.


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Economy

Rishikesh had a population of 59,671. Males constitute 56% of the population and females 44%. Rishikesh has an average literacy rate of 75%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 80%, and female literacy is 68%. In Rishikesh, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.


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