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Rishikesh- "Yoga Capital of the World"
(Aug 25 '06)
I am continuing my tour of the "hill-stations" with a weekend in Rishikesh. While the British were in India many small mountain villages like Rishikesh and Dharamsala became popular vacation spots for ...
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Rishikesh for 5 days
(Nov 13 '06)
Hi folks, I know it has been a really long time since I "blogged" but time passes differently here. We spent five days in Rishikesh (Lakshman Jula is the 'neighborhood' ) a pilgrim destination and ...
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Hairy Om's!
(Nov 13 '06)
Rishikesh. The "Yoga Capitol of the World". The city of ashrams & the holy Ganges River. A place where sadhus (the bearded, dreadlocked holy, & some not so holy men come to gather, chant, ...
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A place of peace, relaxation and pain!
(Aug 01 '06)
"how can something so good for you hurt so much?"
Ok before we start on Rishikesh we must take a moment to appreciate the menu from a rather fancy restaurant in Amritsar where the food was absolutely ...
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Rishikesh
(Feb 11 '07)
"It purifies those that bathe in it by washing away their sins...thus allowing me to start off my 26th year sin free."
Tim and Ross arrived into Delhi on the 16th. A few days was spent taking in the hectic, reckless nature of the city before an escape into the foothills of the Himalaya. Our bus ...
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Rishikesh
(Mar 24 '08)
"I sang him my version of the Gaitrey mantra. He said ‘bless you my child’ and returned to his bunk to meditate."
My train journey to Rishikesh got off to a bad start when the rude, fat man sitting by ...
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Yoga Capital
(Nov 06 '07)
It was a very long and uncomfortable ride to Rishikesh so it was a crushing blow to be dropped off at the wrong hotel (with a similar name) after a hellish 17 hour bus ride overnight on seats about as ...
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An ashram in Rishikesh
(Mar 26 '08)
On our second attempt to book a train to Rishikesh, we decided to take the 25 hour train ride from Varanasi. It was a very long journey, but actually ended up being quite comfortable. We met a ...
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Monkeys!
(Aug 01 '06)
There are lots of monkey's in the town we are staying in at the moment, they mostly hang out on the bridge over the river where they try and pinch food from people but at about 5pm everyday they all ...
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Recent Blogs for Rishikesh
Now I definitely have more control over my mind but not my body! After sitting absolutely still in meditation 10 hours per day for 10 days, I can barely ...
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After a 14-hour ride on a local overnight bus, I arrived in Dehradun. It was loud, bouncy, dusty, and stopped at every stop! I came to here to attend a 10-day Vipassana Meditation ...
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The monsoon ordeal continues - tough drive from Ramnager to Rishikesh
(Jun 09 '00)
"But we did find someone to pull us across. Suresh took off his trousers and turned off the engine. I took off my shoes and socks and brought up my feet onto the seat. As we progressed the water came up over the windows"



















