Rishikesh Tour

Rishikesh- "Lord of Senses"




Rishikesh is a place in state of  Uttarakand and comes under Dehradun disctrict,it has a important place in Hindu Mythology,It is located at foothills of Himalayas and is considered as the gateway to Himalayas.It is surrounded by three district Pauri Gharwal,Tehri Garhwal and Haridwar
It got the name from lord Vishnu which mean 'Lord of Senses "
Also it is beleived that lord Shiva had expiated God Agni for this sins here so it is also known as Agni tirth .

Legends also say that Lord Rama did a penance here after killing King Ravana here,There is a bridge called Lakxman Jhula in Rishikiesh ,It is a beleif that Lord Laxman cross the ganges using this bridge but nowadays the original jute bridge is replaced by a concrete bridge .

Apart from Mythological significane this place is also very much popoular for water sports and camping .It has good number of  waterfalls where one can do rafting etc .

This place also host many Yoga instituton and very popular among yoga enthusiast .

reachability is good with other city so one will not face any issue

You can also visit the Rajaji National park which is few kilo meter away from Rishikesh .

To Be Continued ............

Haridwar Tour

Haridwar--One of the holiest place in Hinduism

Few days back i visited the place called Haridwar  which is in the state of Uttarakhand in India.
This place has a very important significance in the history of India.
The holy River Ganges first time enter the northern plain of india  from Haridwar after its origin in Gaumukh.

Haridwar is connected to other cities by Road or Train,It also has hotels to stay. My tour of Haridwar starts with "Har ki Paudi" .Har ki paudi is the Bank of River Ganga and in Hindu mythology it is associated with God "Shiva" and "Vishnu", it is also beleived that a drop of the divine elixir "Amrit" dropped here in the "Har ki Paudi"

As this is a Pilgrimage place one can see huge number of Yogis performing Yagnas and also having aarti(Prayed) to the River Ganges

There is a belief in hinduism that with a dip in the river Ganga the devotee can go to heaven by getting their Salvation.
Once you reached Haridwar there are many number of hotel you can check in.. They are not very costly and can starts with Rs 500 per room..

There are many places apart from har ki paudi that one can visit , One is the Bharat Mata Mandir..
It is located at sapt Sarovar and has different floor devoted to diferent deities..

Chandi Devi Temple is one of the temple devoted to Goddess Chandi devi

It  was beleived that Devi Chandi rested in the Neel parvat after killing the daemons Sumbh and Nisumbha

The idol here is beleived to be dated back to 8th Century and supposed to be installed by Adi Shankaracharya .

The other Temple to visit is Mansa devi temple , This temple is devoted to goddess Mansa who was the wife of  Nag Vasuki, This temple is loacted in the Bilwa Parvat in shivalik link

Maya Devi Temple: This is the place where it is beleived that the heart of Mata Sati had fallen and this is  considered as one of the Sakti Peth

North East -- The land of seven sisters

I am just strating writing this blog as i think i should share my tour story for north east india with the community