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Thursday, June 08, 2006

Rishikesh

So finally to Rishikesh...i feel these are some of my best pics of the trip so far, so i hope you enjoy them....

Ram Jhula, or Sivananda Juhla..

The eastern side of Rishikesh just after sunset...look at this pic full size and check out the guy having a dip in the Ganga, bottom left of pic...

Again, from Swarg Ashram side...the lanes are very commercialised...surfed the net on flat panel monitors, had lunch at a nice Italian joint, and afternoon tea at a German bakery...

...but just when you think its all lost you come across this...


And so to the sound bite of the year! Hrishikesh in Rishikesh! For those of you who don't know me well, Hrishi is my version of Hrishikesh, especially after the horrified looks on the faces of my school teachers back in Aus, on the first day of years 2, 3, 4, and 5...imagine 10 letters staring you in the face and you don't know where to begin...

And so if i'm not mistaken this is how to write Rishikesh in Hindi...


8 comments:

KLN Prasanna said...

Hrish!!!

Heya champ!! I actually thought of the Hrishikesh in Hrishikesh line, but at the risk of sounding too corny, i let it go, and had a quite chuckle to myself.

Once again, the photos are simply exquisite!!!!

Cheers,
Prasanna

BTW, u going to HYD anytime?

Anonymous said...

I liked the image of lady holding the Aarathi.

It is such a beautiful place, I always feel like returning there.

Anonymous said...

..and do you have any images of Tehri dam?

Anonymous said...

Hey Hrishi!

Awesome photos!
Esp. the one with person sitting right on the banks, enjoying his solitude - just imagine closing your eyes and hear the sounds of water(life!) in its different moods

Anonymous said...

hi hrishi!
your photos bring back lovely memories of hrishikish, and you are right with that photo of the sign- it does say hrishikesh...

Anonymous said...

AMAZING !

THe photo with the yogi sitting on the banks is, by far, the best photo in your blog !

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