Rishikesh

👥 102K population 1968 the Beatles' ashram 372m elevation

Where the Ganga leaves the Himalaya: ashrams and yoga halls, swaying footbridges, riverside cafés and evening aarti by the water. The world's yoga capital, white-water rafting, and the gateway to the mountains.

Highlights

Adhiroha Yoga Teacher Training

Parmarth Niketan & Ganga AartiThe evening the town turns towards the river: lamps, chanting and a seat on the steps

Sivananda Ashram (Divine Life Society)The root of modern Sivananda yoga, open to respectful visitors and far calmer than the ghats

Devi Music Ashram

Hare Krishna TempleKirtan and prasad

Neelkanth Mahadev TempleBlue-throated Shiva

DhaulSrot WaterfallRishikesh's secret waterfall

Neer Garh Waterfall

What to see 36

Adhiroha Yoga Teacher TrainingDetails →

Parmarth Niketan & Ganga AartiThe evening the town turns towards the river: lamps, chanting and a seat on the stepsDetails →

Sivananda Ashram (Divine Life Society)The root of modern Sivananda yoga, open to respectful visitors and far calmer than the ghatsDetails →

Devi Music AshramDetails →

Hare Krishna TempleKirtan and prasadDetails →

Neelkanth Mahadev TempleBlue-throated ShivaDetails →

DhaulSrot WaterfallRishikesh's secret waterfallDetails →

Neer Garh WaterfallDetails →

Lakshman Jhula & Ram JhulaThe spiritual heartDetails →

Janki SetuCross the Ganga without the crush: wide river views from the town's calmest bridgeDetails →

Shri Bharat MandirAn ancient sacred templeDetails →

DevprayagThe birthplace of the GangesDetails →

Kriya Yoga AshramDetails →

Kunjapuri Mata TempleA sacred sunriseDetails →

Gita BhawanEpic murals for free, plus the Gita Press book counter two minutes from Parmarth NiketanDetails →

Bhootnath TempleThe best free balcony over both bridges, and hardly anyone makes the climbDetails →

Vashishta GufaSit in a sage's cave above a silent bend of the Ganga, well clear of Tapovan's noiseDetails →

Patna WaterfallA hidden gem near TapovanDetails →

Garud Chatti WaterfallAn hour off the Neelkanth road: a shaded jungle path to a seven-tier fallDetails →

Phool Chatti WaterfallThe pool at the end of the two-waterfall trek (steep last stretch, bring proper shoes)Details →

Lakshman Jhula MarketBowls, malas, oils and yoga gear along one walkable strip, bargaining includedDetails →

Ganga Books EmporiumNew and secondhand shelves with a Ganga view: the travellers' book stop of RishikeshDetails →

Triveni MarketA traditional bazaarDetails →

RishikundA thousand-year-old temple tank hiding one corner behind the main bazaarDetails →

The Beatles Ashram (Chaurasi Kutia)Rock history and jungle ruins on one walk: the town's most photographed non-religious site

Gurudwara Sri Hemkunt Sahib

Small Shiva Temple in Tapovan

Shri Venkateswara Vari Temple

Triveni GhatThe most memorable experience in Rishikesh

Omkarananda Kamakshi Devi MandirTamil temple architecture and ritual, improbably transplanted to the banks of the Ganga

Trayambakeshwar Temple (Tera Manzil)One climb through most of the pantheon, ending on the best free terrace over Lakshman Jhula

Virbhadra Temple & Excavated SiteGupta-era brickwork beside a living shrine: the town's only real antiquity, and it stays empty

Ved Niketan Yoga & Meditation School

Goa BeachGanga sand at sunset, minutes from Tapovan (paddling only, the current runs strong)

Dharmik Pustak BhandarHalf a century of sacred books, sold where the pilgrims actually shop

Shri Gandhi Ashram Khadi BhandarFixed-price hand-woven cotton from a Gandhian cooperative: practice clothes that breathe

Everything about Rishikesh

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