Rishikesh: the yoga capital

We have finally seen the India that we had left... the Hindu India!

Rishikesh is a city surrounded by mountains and where the Ganges crosses. Therefore, it is a stoop for pilgrimation.
The city is divided by the river where there are two bridges to cross. It is a whole adventure to cross any of the bridges! Crowds of people, motorcycles, cows.... there is even police to control the traffic! very funny!

It is very interesting to see the river ritual, how they go into the river and take water to make offerings to their temples. There are thousand of people gathered on the river banks. Men take their clothes off, however, women go in with their saris.
We thought that this ritual was more quite but it is kind of a party for them! Everybody in the river laughing, taking pictures of themselves, renting boats to go through their river that they call "Ganga".

Apart from having the Ganges, this city is also well known for being the yoga capital. You can find here a huge diversity of yoga courses as well as meditation and Ayuveric medicine.

We have tried "traditional yoga" and we have to say that practice it here it's special :-)
Our experience through the Hindu world will continue in Jaipur, Agra and Varanasi.
Namaste!

Namaste!