One of the Hindu Monks temples
at the bank of the holy Ganges River
a city called Rishikesh lays
known as the city where Yoga first existed
people come from all over the world to know more about this sport
and to know themselves better
Ganges river passes from the varanasi city that we have mentioned before
the city where people go to get burnt after death
which I will be visiting soon to discover it thoroughly
as soon as you arrive to the city you will be amazed by its nature between the greeny mountains
you will also notice an unusual amount of cows in the streets
and the monkeys joggling between humans
like our experience at the Shaolin temple in China
I wanted my yoga experience to be inside a Hindu temple
And I chose the most famous one
Parmath Niketan
they usual prefer pre booking
but luckily I got the chance to book at the same day I arrived in
I had a two-night room for 600 Rupees per night (8 usd)
and that's the room to expect at this temple
its usually a very simple room at such places
nothing special, just a bed with few shelves
and a bathroom outside
I have no clue why its located outside
but its not a shared bathroom
the idea of this place is not leisure
but the idea of staying at a hindu temple
and to practie yoga and the rituals of its monks
the life here is similar to the one in china
we had a fixed schedule to follow
but on the contrary of Shaolin, there was no obligation
the day at the temple starts at 4:30 AM
and the yoga class starts at 6:30 AM
Good Morning!
Its 6:30 AM and we have a yoga class
Let's go!
I'm late!
it was literally the best way to start a day!
a perfect physical and spiritual training
with the meditation, and self reliefing music!
as you know, we had a yoga training, and Paulina from mexico was the instructor
for the food, you can have it inside the temple or outside
but from my own experience, food inside was good no need to go some where else
food here is clean, good, and cheap!
food price is not included with the room
but there is a place to serve breakfast and dinner
in a very reasonable prices
dinner is mostly Thali
which is a collective plate of food
rice, chicken , bread and salad
for 70 rupees (1 usd)
and chole bhature and other things for breakfast for 50 rupees.
the breakast here, is my favourite indian meal
chole bhature!
during the day, multiple activities are available in the city
hiking in the nature, and checking the water falls!
or the water activities at the river
and the bungee jumping!
or strolling down the city's street to enjoy some local street food
and out and about of the city!
one of the weirdest things to experience
is letting an ear cleaner to clean your ears in the middle of the street!
in the streets you will find some men offering to clean your ears!
at last, he brings a bag with "EAR CLEANER "writen on it !
so the man has to be professinal in what he offers!
another yoga class on the evening at 4PM
and at 5PM comes one of the most important activities of the temple
The Ganga Aarti!
My experience at Rishikesh was quiet rich for getting to know the Hindu monks thoroughly
and the philosophy of this religion
So our trip at Parmath Niketan temple is over at Rishikesh
MAY YOU TRAVEL MORE!
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