And I have to somewhat agree. Its just like Varanassi If you removed the dead bodies, 3/4s of the people, the heat, most of the buildings, many of the cows and most of the beggers.....and there were mountains surrounding it, and the river was actually clean enough to swim in.
It is the center for yoga in India, and much of the space is taken up with giant ashrams , mainly Indians, spending their days getting into awarkward positions i guess. I was there mainly to warm up a bit from Manali, and to swim in the Gangies without dying.
A short walk north of the town, following the river, and its a very differnt place - beaches, rapids, trees! The river is clean and inviting, albeit bloody cold, but i managed to swim 3 times while i was there and loved it. Lots of groups of young middleclass indians rafting down the river - its a driveable distance from Delhi - but not something that the foreigners seemed that interested in doing.
Also managed to go for a rather strenuous hike- ostensibly to look for while elephants, but also just to get some practice in for Nepal. Found elephant poop, and heard them in distant valleys, but of course no sightings. Havent had much luck in India with wild animals.
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