Inside Swarg Niwas Temple

Christmas in Rishikesh

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December 27th 2007
(Catherine) We had originally planned to spend Christmas in Delhi but felt a bit 'citied-out' so we decided to re-route to Rishikesh (where - pop fact - the Beatles stayed in 1968 and apparently wrote the 'White Album'!). Rishikesh is the gateway to treks in the Himalaya so it's surrounded by forested hills which are really picturesque. The Ganges also flows through it (a nice, clean bit that l ... read more

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The Indus Valley civilization, one of the oldest in the world, dates back at least 5,000 years. Aryan tribes from the northwest invaded about 1500 B.C.; their merger with the earlier Dravidian inhabitants created the classical Indian culture. Arab in... ... read more