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Rishikesh

Rishikesh is one of the most popular pilgrim centres and gateway to the

Himalayan Shrines of Badrinath, Kedarnath, Gangotri and Yamunotri. The Yoga

Centres of Rishikesh have enhanced the significance of the place. From this

point on, the great Ganges leaves behind her mountain home and enters the vast

plains of Northern India.

GENERAL INFORMATION

Area : 11.20 sq.km.Altitude : 356 metres.Temperature (deg C): Summer- Max.44.4,

Min.29; Winter- Max.32.2, Min.18.3.Clothings : Summer- Cotton & tropical;

Winter- Heavy woollen.Languages Spoken : Garwali, Hindi, Punjabi, English.Best

Season : Throughout the Year.

TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATION

Air : The nearest airport is Dehradun (Jolly Grant), 35 kms from Haridwar.

Vayudoot services operates from Delhi to Dehradun (Jolly Grant). Jagson

Airlines also operates flights from Delhi to Dehradun. Rail: Rishikesh is

connected by rail via Haridwar (24 kms), to Howrah, Bombay, Delhi, Lucknow,

Varanasi, Dehradun and other cities.Fare (Approx): Rs.2300 (AC-I), Rs.1000 (I),

Rs.275 (II). Road: By road Rishikesh to Haridwar 24 kms, Dehradun 47 kms,

Mussoorie 77 kms, Badrinath 301 kms (Son Prayag), Kedarnath 228 kms, Gangotri

258 kms, Yamunotri 288 kms (Hanuman Chatti), Srinagar 105 kms, Joshimath 252

kms. Bus Services: Haridwar is connected by bus with Agra, Chandigarh,

Dehradun, Kullu, Manli, Shimla, Rishikesh etc.

Conducted Tours: Garhwal Mandal Vikas Nigam Conducts package tours from

Rishikesh to Badrinath, Kedarnath, Gangotri and Yamunotri.

For Details & Booking Contact: Garhwal Mandal Vikas Nigam, Mun-Ki-Reti,

Rishikesh- 249 201, Tel: 372, 357, 373.Calcutta Contact: Garhwal Mandal Vikash

Nigam, Bhagat Chamber (Beside Coal India Bldg), 12-A, N.S. Road Calcutta- 700

001. Tel: 220-7855.

PLACES OF INTEREST(Distances are from the Tourist Office)

Bharat Temple (1.6 kms) [ Open from 0500 to 1100 hrs and 1300 to 2100 hrs ],

Rishi Kund & Raghunath Temple (1.6 kms), Laxman Jhoola (6.7 kms), Pushkar

Temple (1.6 kms), Shatrughan Temple, Muni-Ki-Reti (4.8 km), Swarg Ashram, Gita

Bhawan, Parmath Niketan (8 km), Lakshman Temple, Sadanand Jhoola, Triveni Ghat,

Shivanand Ashram, Kailash Ashram, Academy of Meditation.

EXCURSIONS

Haridwar 24 kms, Dehradhun 45 kms, Uttarkhand 144 kms, Kedarnath 228 kms,

Badrinath 203 kms, Gangotri 253 kms, Yamunotri 226 kms, Nilkanth 16 kms,

Mussoorie 77 kms.

YOGA ASHRAMS

1) Divine Life Society, Shivananda Nagar, Tel: 40.2) Yoga Niketan, Muni-Ki-Reti,

Tel: 227.3) Academy of Meditation (M. Mahesh Yoga Ashram) Shankaracharya Nagar,

Tel: 121.4) Yoga & Meditation Centre (Yoga Sadhana Ashram), Railway Road.

TOURIST INFORMATION

(1) Garhwal Mandal Vikas Nigam Limited, Muni-Ki-Reti, Rishikesh- 249 201. Tel:

372, 357, 373.(2) Garhwal Mandal Vikas Nigam Limited, Bhagat Chamber, (Beside

Coal India Building), 12-A N.S. Road,Calcutta- 700 001. Tel: 220-7855

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