Places to visit in Rishikesh | Famous places in Rishikesh

Rishikesh

Rishikesh the holy and spiritual place is located at the northern state of Uttarakhand in India.
Rishikesh is also renowned for Yoga and meditation because of its peaceful environment and its historical connection with yoga.
The place is also known as the “Yoga Capital of World”, people from across the world came to learn and practice Yoga.
It has been said that the place is also mentioned in some hindu purans like Skand Puran and Ramayan.
Holy river Ganga is also flowing from the centre, makes the place more appealing for the visitors.
There are many pilgrim places and tourist places for the devotees and the tourists.
People used to enjoyed a lot with many adventure activities of Rishikesh like Bungee Jumping, River Rafting etc.

Triveni Ghat one of the most sacred place for Ganga Aarti in Rishikesh.
This ghat remains overcrowded by the devotees and they takes ritual bath to get cleansed from their sins.
The ambience during the evening Aarti is too soothing for the devotees, as the Aarti is performed with the lightning diyas, incense stick and with Vedic mantras.
This ghat is recommended as the must visit place to get the spiritual experience.

The Tera manzil mandir is also known as Trimbakeshwar Temple.
The name itself suggests that it has 13 storeys and can be seen from far away.
It has strikingly beautiful construction that attracts the devotees and tourists to visit this place.
It is among the top 10 most visited place in Rishikesh situated on the banks of river Ganga.

Laxman Jhula is the kind of bridge on the river Ganga.
It was built on 1939, and has a historical connection.
There is a belief that Lord Laxman had crossed this river from this bridge which was made of jute.
While crossing this just stand in the middle of this jhula and soaked the divine feeling all around you filled with hills, rivers and nature.
It is considered to be the top 10 places to visit in Rishikesh.
Nothing is more surreal than this place.