Sometimes I plan and sometimes it happens by chance, I would never like to miss an oppurtunity to visit a place which i had never been to. And it so happened that last weekend I got chance to visit beautiful Hilly City Rishikesh. Although i was invited in a friends gathering at Haridwar, around 30 miles from Rishikesh, I somehow managed my time to visit this place.
Beautiful ganges flows down the city, with two beautiful bridges on top of it. namely Ram Jhula and Laxman Jhula, I could see fishes from the bridge, eagerly waiting for fish food to be thrown down from the bridges by pilgrims. such is the clarity of water.
I was rather surprised to see the number of foriegners in the area, although Rishikesh is a prominent pilgrim place for Hindus, so i was expecting lot of pilgrims but to my surprise i could find stunning number of foreign tourists and it was a pleasant surprise. But sooner I realised that Rishikesh has been popular as yoga and meditation centre in past some years, and I could find many institutes also. Lots of adventure sports activity taking place in Rishikesh specially white water rafting, trekking to himalayan ranges. Almost all popular treks begin from Rishikesh.
On the way, I met a trekking guide and he took me to KVNM (KUmaon Vikas Nigam Mandal) office, and I collected some upcoming treks information. Hopefully in summer I will be writing a trip report for any of these trek.
I didnt had much time to spend there but i had my camera with me (which is always with me during any trip) so i could manage some shots for you all guys..
Check my photographs, if you need one with full resolution so write to me at rakesh@travinfoindia.com
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