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The Beatles may have gone there on a spiritual quest, but I went to Rishikesh for the sole purpose of getting a real good river rafting trip. If you haven’t booked in advance, you just have to...
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Rishikesh is not only known for yoga, ayurveda, and temples, but also as the main hub of river rafting in northern India. It's fairly inexpensive and rapids along the Ganges River are amazing,...
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For my Christmas holidays, I stayed in a resort house that was located about 15 minutes above the main town center of Rishikesh. Although it was my friend's private vacation house, we did see a...
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It was a stampede of people! We went to the riverbanks of the Ganges River for the nightly prayer ritual where lines of sadhus (saints) and devotees flocked together. It was overpowering, yet...
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The trek to Yamunotri is difficult and comparatively uninteresting. Exhausted by the rigours of the trek we were resting by the wayside leaning against a rock, when along came this old lady .A diminutive figure against the Mighty Himalayas. Obviously she was part of a big group but had fallen way...
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The term “Yatra”is one of those untranslable words. It is specific to the Indian culture. Words like “journey” or even “pilgrimage” don’t measure up to it. While it combines both, its connotation goes much beyond. It is more like an irreversible onward journey. It is a journey that...
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We encountered here neither the awesome beauty of the Himalayas nor any spectacular temple architecture. What struck us were these rows and rows of men and women snailing their way up the steep slopes. Their frail bodies wrapped in simple cotton worn out thin with use. Looking at their dusty legs...
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Back at LalBaba’s Ashram we found this group of overweight, aged women all of whom seemed to be groaning and panting in the rarefied air. I quickly reached into my rugsack for the medicines we always carried, capable of handling everything from loose motions, headaches right down to altitude...
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We trekked from Gangotri to Gaumukh, the actual source of the river Ganga. The Gangotri glacier is nearly 24km. long and 2-4 km. wide. The glac | |
