Spiritual Rishikesh Tour

New Delhi to Rishikesh.

Meals & Drinks : Breakfast

1. This tour of Rishikesh will start with a walk, including a stroll across two bridges which span the Ganges - Lakshman Jhula and
Ram Jhula.
Following this you’ll have the opportunity to spend some time at Gita Bhawan – a museum dedicated to encouraging mythological
and puranic awareness.
2. The aarti is a pleasant ritual of worshipping the Ganga. Around 50-100 people visit the aarti on any day. You have witnessed
Ganga Aarati in other places like Haridwar and Varanasi too, but they are a crowded noisy ritual with loud screaming speakers,
people troubling you to make donations or hawkers trying to sell something highly overpriced. The Aarti at Rishikesh is a contrast
to it, held in a small place with a few people and is a relatively quite affair. You can sit quietly in a corner and witness the ritual or
join the crowds singing Bhajans with them.
The Aarati happens at a very picturesque place on the banks of Ganga, in front of a Shiva statue built on the river. You see some
activity beginning at the riverbank around 5pm. People start cleaning up the area, lay carpets in preparation for the aarati. A few
people are seen selling deep or diya - a flower bowl with a wick lamp to be floated down the river.

Meals & Drinks : Breakfast

The driver will take you to New Delhi. Along the way you’ll have the opportunity to take breaks for refreshments and photography.

Meals & Drinks : Breakfast