Massive single-boulder bridge over the roaring Saraswati at Mana, linked in legend with the Pandava Bhima.
Bheem Pul is a huge single boulder lying across the Saraswati river at Mana village; legend says the Pandava prince Bheem placed it to cross the river during the Pandavas' Himalayan exile. White water rushes below.
Within 1 km of Bheem Pul.
Village about 4 km from Badrinath near the Tibet border, with Vyas Gufa, Bheem Pul and handknitted woollens.
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.
Waterfall in Uttarakhand, India
building in India
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.
nature reserve in Uttarakhand, India