A plunge into the Ganges
May 3rd 2008 Rishikesh, another holy place in India. Here the Ganges comes down out of the mountains. It’s fairly full of silt as particles suspended in the water, so it’s not limpid, but it’s clean and very cold. No brass monkeys in sight anywhere and with good reason. Snowmelt mixed with glacier water. Reminded me of swimming in Lake Superior.
What’s key to remember here is not the cold. In Goa I w
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