The Lakshman Jhula

A hot day at Rishikesh

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April 29th 2009
Today, after a refreshing early morning walk at a park near our guesthouse and a lovely breakfast of toast and eggs, we set off for Rishikesh, 22 km away. The temperature at 10 a.m. was a blazing 40 degrees celsius... and during the day went up to around 45 degrees celsius... so sunscreen and caps really came in good use!! The Garhwal Mandal Vikas Nigam Limited (GMVNL) had a tourist help centre n ... 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