Blogs from Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India, Asia - page 10

I arrived in Rishikesh after having my astrology session with Vivek feeling in high spirit and wasn’t disappointed with what I found. After being around only local people for two weeks, I was ready for a change and to see and hang out with some other travellers for a while. Rishikesh is so full of them you cannot possibly not meet people. I’ve met many nice people and had many great conversations. I’ve even managed to make friends with two girls going to Amritsar on the exact same day and train as me… bonus. Hopefully the girl power of three will deter any men from thinking they can touch me in inappropriate places this time. Anyway, on to the place itself. I’ve been staying in the Shri Sant Sewa Ashram right in tourist central in possibly ... read more

"Rishikesh is a holy city for Hindus located in the foothills of the Himalaya in northern India. The place gets its name after Lord Vishnu who appeared to 'Raibhya Rishi', as a result of his tapasya (austerities), as Lord Hrishikesh. In Skanda Purana, this area is known as 'Kubjamrak' as Lord Vishnu appeared, under a mango tree." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rishikesh "Historically, Rishikesh, has been a part of the legendary 'Kedarkhand' (the present day Garhwal). Legends state that Lord Rama did penance here for killing Ravana, the demon king of Lanka; and Lakshmana, his younger brother, crossed the river Ganga, at a point, where the present 'Lakshman Jhula' (लक्ष्मण झूला) bridge stands today, using a jute rope bridge. The 'Kedar Khand' of Skanda Purana, also mentions the existence of Indrakund at this very point. The jute-rope bridge was ... read more

FOTOS: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=418915&id=705915231&l=0e9c01e991 ..........En el ultimo email que les envie, estaba en Chennai, una ciudad industrial enorme al sur de la India donde comence camino hacia el norte, a la capital, Delhi, 7 hrs de tren hacia Hardiwar llegando al amanecer, luego una hermosa cacharra por 1 hora hasta Rishikesh.....en las puertas del Himalaya, con atmosfera yoga/baba/sadhu/espiritualidad interesante y punto de partida de peregrinos hacia las fuentes del rio Ganges..... .....Entre los peregrinos mas fervientes estan los Sadhus, tambien conocidos como Yogis o Sanyasis, algunos viven en el bosque o al lado del rio ganges, unos mas reales que otros eso si, vestidos de anaranjado (color sagrado), ensenando yoga, meditacion o astrologia, en pocas palabras, es una persona ascetica que ha renunciado al "sistema de casta hindu", a su posicion so... read more

Rishikesh was the perfect way to finish the trip, such a relaxing place! It was the only place that there is no hastelling and walking around the streets is a pleasure to do. This place become famous when the Beatles come here for a couple of months to chill out and do some yoga. Oh yes, yoga is massive there and is supposed to be the yoga capital of the world. We gave it a go of course, only once for me though since I could not really walk the next day but Diana went a few times and enjoyed it very much! For $2.50 Aus an hour why not go as much as possible. We had three nights here, wish it was more.. Eating, sleeping and shopping was on the daily itinary for this place. ... read more

There's no worry, there's no stress, hanging out in Rishiskesh ~from a song, Anon December 20, 2009 Remember how the Beatles tripped out in India, getting their world all turned upside down and their music all spiced up? Well they came here, to Rishikesh, to an ashram about a ten minute walk from where I am sitting, in the so-called Yoga Capital of the World. The Ganges here is lined with ashrams and yoga halls and ghats (stairs or steps) where locals and tourists (mostly Indian ones) alike go down to the river to pray. Sunrise and sunset are heralded by devotional singing over loudspeaker (not to mention the umpteen hundred? thousand? of yogis and yoginis in scattered yoga halls bending over backwards in sun salutations). With all the showmanship, Daniel, Keely and I were expecting ... read more

Greetings from Rishikesh, Well, I think I can safely tell you all that I feel I have finally got the swing of the traveling lark! and its certainly something that is going to be hard not to repeat in the coming years. Following on from the failed border attempt of the previous night myself, Olly (English), Lin (Vietnamese), Alan (Irish) and Nick (Aussie) (who I all met in the golden temple dorms) set off for an assault on the border. With the help of a pre booked taxi ride we made the border in plenty of time to a certain feeling of expectation and pride in the air. The military presence is evident as soon as you get near to the border with armed patrols and pill boxes sandwiched in between chai wallahs and pop corn ... read more