Banks of the Ganga, looking towards the suspension bridge

Yoga capital of the world - Rishikesh

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July 6th 2006
Yay, finally catching up with myself! Instead of doing another rotation I've already done before, I decided to join the Traditional Medicine folks (all new people in the program, now that it's another 4 week rotation!) and go to Rishikesh for the week, since we only really passed by last time for our trek. Rishikesh, as I think I mentioned before, is the yoga capital of India, and therefore rea ... 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