Travelling to
Jaipur
Rajasthan
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Village about 4 km from Badrinath near the Tibet border, with Vyas Gufa, Bheem Pul and handknitted woollens.
Mana, on the Saraswati river at about 3,000 m, is called the last Indian village towards the border on this road. Its narrow lanes of stone houses with carved wooden balconies, where Bhotiya residents knit woollens, lead to Vyas Gufa, Ganesh Gufa and the rock bridge of Bheem Pul.
Char Dham temple of Vishnu (Badrinarayan) on the Alaknanda at about 3,100 m, open about six months a year.
Small cave near Mana where, in legend, sage Ved Vyas dictated the Mahabharata to Ganesha.
Massive single-boulder bridge over the roaring Saraswati at Mana, linked in legend with the Pandava Bhima.
Waterfall in Uttarakhand, India
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Haridwar's main ghat on the Ganga, famous for the evening aarti with towering lamps and floating diyas.
Former Maharishi Mahesh Yogi ashram where The Beatles stayed in 1968, now a forest-department site full of murals and meditation domes.
Large hydroelectric dam on the Bhagirathi near New Tehri, completed in the early 2000s, with a reservoir popular with visitors.
One of Rishikesh's largest ashrams on the Ganga at Swargashram, known for its evening Ganga aarti and yoga festival.
Popular, heavily developed waterfall about 15 km from Mussoorie on the Yamunotri road.
Rishikesh's main bathing ghat, where a large evening Ganga aarti with lamps and chanting is held.
Historic 1939 suspension bridge over the Ganga, now closed to the public; a new glass-deck bridge (Bajrang Setu) is being built beside it.
Iron suspension footbridge over the Ganga leading to the Swargashram ashram quarter.