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10 Amazing and Adventurous Things to do in Haridwar & Rishikesh Haridwar and Rishikesh both are the famous pilgrimage centres of India and large number of travelers come here throughout the year. They both are immensely beautiful and have amazing religious importance for Hindus. You can do several activities in Haridwar and Rishikesh but the ten most important things to do in Haridwar and Rishikesh are: In Haridwar the most attracted hotspot is “Har Ki Pauri ” and large number of visitors flocks here every year. It is also known as “Footstep of God” and located at the holy bank of Ganga. People take dip in the pure water of Ganga and believe that it will wash away all their evil activities. When Aarti is performed at the bank of Ganga then it would become a spectacular scene for people.

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10 Amazing and Adventurous Things to do in Haridwar & RishikeshHaridwar and Rishikesh both are the famous pilgrimage centres of India and large number of travelers come here throughout the year. They both are immensely beautiful and have amazing religious importance for Hindus. You can do several activities in Haridwar and Rishikesh but the ten most important things to do in Haridwar and Rishikesh are: In Haridwar the most attracted hotspot is Har Ki Pauri and large number of visitors flocks here every year. It is also known as Footstep of God and located at the holy bank of Ganga. People take dip in the pure water of Ganga and believe that it will wash away all their evil activities. When Aarti is performed at the bank of Ganga then it would become a spectacular scene for people.

Haridwar is full of beautiful temples and each temple is dedicated to some particular goddess or god. Mansa Devi is located at the top of a hill and considered as the most famous temple of Haridwar because people believe that it fulfills all the wishes of their devotees. Maya Devi and Chanda Devi are also the renowned temples of Haridwar.

You can do meditation in the various popular Ashrams of Haridwar. Shanti Kunj Ashram is a very beautiful ashram of Haridwar where large number of visitors prefers to go and it offers various activities to them such as spiritual yoga, lodging and many more. Trekking and bird-watching are also famous in Haridwar and you can also visit the popular park Rajaji National Park where you can see elephants and tiger also. This park has different kinds of animals hence considered as one of the famous parks of Haridwar.

Alloo Poori of Mohan ji Puriwale are very famous among the people of Haridwar and visitors can also enjoy this delicious dish and Kachoris of Kashyap Kachoriwala is also extremely yummy and termed as the most consumed street food of Haridwar. Mathura Walon ki Prachin Dukaan is preferred by those who like sweet dishes immensely.

Rishikesh is very famous for River Rafting and large number of people visits this pilgrimage centre only because of this adventurous activity. River Rafting is marked on the scale of 1 to 4 on the basis of budget, wish and appetite of adventure. You can also enjoy Bungee jumping here.

Rishikesh is a perfect place for those who seek for satisfaction by doing Yoga. Yoga is a very famous activity here and also has various yoga and meditation centres. Parmarth Niketan is the prominent yoga centre of Rishikesh where you can stay comfortably.

Lakshman Jhoola of Rishikesh is surrounded by various beautiful temples which every person exist on this planet will love to see. This place is a beginning point of Char Dham ki Yatra and also has Neelkanth Temple where large number of Shivaji devotees sees throughout the year.

Triveni Ghat is an amalgamation of Ganga , Yamuna and Sarswati where number of Pilgrims takes holy dip every year.

You can do shopping in the beautiful and reasonable markets of Rishikesh. You can buy wonderful paintings and furniture stuff from here.