Rishikesh is just 24 Kms from Haridwar. Located in the laps of lower Himalayas, this place is considered to be the access point of three other pilgrim places of Badrinath – Kedarnath, Gangotri and Yamunotri the four great places which combine to make Chardham . Rishikesh is surrounded by scenic beauty of the hills on three sides with Holy Ganga flowing through it.

The whole place is considered to be sacred as it is believed that meditation at this place leads to attainment of salvation. There are many temples-some ancient, some new along the river Ganges. The River side is dotted by the ashrams of Sadhus and sages. Rishikesh is also famous for ashrams teaching Yoga.

Location

The valley is located in Chamoli Garhwal in the state of Uttaranchal, close to Nanda Devi National Park. About 595 kilometres from Delhi, the altitude of the place varies from 3,200 m to 6,675 m.

Best Time To Visit

The best time to be here is in the months of July and August after the snow has melted. That’s when the weather is pleasant and the flowers are also in their full bloom.

Air India Executive Director Jitendra Bhargava accepted the over occupying of passengers as mentioned by DGCA and said that Air India will take action against the employees responsible.

‘This is the Saurashtra, and Ahmedabad where my father lived’

In this video, Sunita Williams Pandya reads her address to the people of India from her International Space Station(ISS). She then introduces and takes us on visit to major parts of the International Space Station. But the most amazing moment comes when she shows Gujarat from the space station.

When ISS passes over Saurashtra region of Gujarat Sunita says in this video; ‘Here is Saurashtra and Ahmedabad where my father lived.’ It is important to note here that when Sunita’s space station was passing over the land of Gujarat, school children had lightened thousands of candles on the land honoring her. At the ending part of this 10 minute video, Sunita also indicates City of Hyderabad from the space station.

She starts talking about india starting from 6:50 minuts of the video

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