Sorry for not updating this for a long time we've had a crazy week. We've been to the aarti in Rishikesh and Haridwar (prayer time by the river). There were thousands of people in Haridwar we could barely see. We had to hold hands so we wouldn't get lost! Rishikesh was beautiful and we sat on the steps by the ganga listening to the music. Rishikesh is like a different world to Delhi. The place is filled with Sadhus, Gurus, Ashrams, Priests and people trying to get closer to God. Haridwar being one of the 7th most holiest places in India is very similar but more crowded and a different atmosphere to Rishikesh.
The day after we went white water rafting on the Ganga. We had to squash about 14 people in a jeep with two on the roof holding on to the raft!! It was a long and winding journey up to the 18km starting point. We had about 5 minutes of safety instructions all in hindi but with actions so we just copied what everyone else was doing and hoped for the best....
It was a beautiful 4 hours, we had towering mountains either side and in between the rapids we jumped out and swam with the current along with the raft. We stopped half way where there was a point where you can buy food and jump off a rock we allowed at least 20 people to do it first before we decided it was safe enough for us to give it a go. We were sad when we reached the finishing point and we wished we could do it every day after that. But the day after we had an adventure planned...
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