Enthralling Trails

  We had the chance to visit Rishikesh, a land of ancient temples, ashrams, and sacred ghats just before the G20 Summit here. A ghat is simply a place where pilgrims gather to perform religious rituals and seek blessings on the Ganges River. The city was almost ready for the influx of delegates. Beautiful hoardings of the culture, traditions and people connected one to a captivating experience. A few last-minute touches like the whitewashing of the manmade rocky walls set as tiny barricades at certain spots were being painted. We saw a few more pictures and deep cleaning being done enthusiastically. Rishikesh in India is known as the World Yoga Centre and is famous for the rigorous penance that was taken up here, it is also the start of the four main pilgrim spots in North India, Char Dham consisting of Yamunotri, Gangotri, Kedarnath and Badrinath. It is a great adventurous place with Kayaking and Himalayan treks. We found the place bustling with people just as any other spiritual plac