Welcome to Rishikesh, the Yoga Capital of the World, the doorway to the Himalayas, and the place where people come to “find themselves”… often also finding stronger chai, better sleep, and new friends from five continents.

Here the Ganga ji arrives fresh from the mountains, the forests line the hillsides, and the energy feels unmistakably different.

Part of that, many say, is geography.

Part of it is history.

Part of it is simply Rishikesh being Rishikesh.

And interestingly, though you won’t find a big signboard announcing it, this region also sits close to a longitude many call an ancient sacred spine: the vertical geographic line that runs (almost poetically) from Kedarnath in the Himalayas down through India’s historic temple belt, all the way to Rameswaram in the south.

Whether you believe in Earth energy or simply enjoy symbolic alignment, the sense of heritage and continuity here is undeniable. It’s something you feel more than you describe.