Neelkanth Mahadev Temple
Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India
Nearby attractions
Beatles Ashram
Rishikesh, Uttarakhand
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi's abandoned ashram where the Beatles wrote the White Album in 1968 — egg-domed cells now covered in graffiti art.
Lakshman Jhula & Ram Jhula
Rishikesh, Uttarakhand
Rishikesh's swaying suspension bridges over the glass-green Ganga, strung between 13-storey temples, ashrams and café ghats.
Shivpuri Rafting Point
Rishikesh, Uttarakhand
The white-water heart of the Ganga — 16 km of Grade III rapids from Shivpuri to Rishikesh past beach camps and cliff-jump coves.
Rishikesh
Rishikesh, Uttarakhand
The yoga capital of the world, where the Ganga leaves the Himalaya — ashrams and cafés line the ghats between Laxman Jhula's swaying bridges, the evening aarti sets the river ablaze with lamps, and Grade III rapids deliver India's best white-water weekend.
Vashishta Gufa
Rishikesh, Uttarakhand
An ancient meditation cave of sage Vashishta on a silent Ganga beach 25 km upstream of Rishikesh, still tended by monks.
Kunjapuri Devi Temple
Rishikesh, Uttarakhand
A hilltop Shakti shrine at 5,500 ft above Rishikesh whose sunrise unveils a 180° wall from Swargarohini to Chaukhamba.
Rajaji National Park
Haridwar, Uttarakhand
830 sq km of Shivalik sal forest where the Ganga cuts through elephant country — tigers rebounding, and Chilla's safari tracks along the river.
Chandi Devi Temple
Haridwar, Uttarakhand
A Siddh Peetha of the warrior goddess atop Neel Parvat across the Ganga, installed—legend says—by Adi Shankaracharya in 8th century.
Har Ki Pauri Haridwar
Haridwar, Uttarakhand
The great ghat where the Ganga leaves the mountains — Vishnu's footprint, Kumbh crowds and the fire-and-conch spectacle of Ganga aarti.
Devprayag
Devprayag, Uttarakhand
The holiest of the five prayags — where the jade Bhagirathi and slate-green Alaknanda visibly braid together and the Ganga is born by name.
Mansa Devi Temple
Haridwar, Uttarakhand
The wish-granting goddess on Bilwa Parvat above Haridwar, reached by a ropeway with the Ganga plain unrolling below.