The history of rishikesh town associate with many mythical stories It was here the famous saint raibhya rishi had performed deep penance on the bank of  The river ganga as a reward of his deep penance (Austerities) Lord vishnu appeared before him under a mango tree.

Lord vishnu- Peace loving god.

Rishikesh intially used to known as 'Hrishikesha' is sanskrit word is a name of lord vishnu that means 'Lord of the senses' The root words hrishikesh and isha join together to make hrishikesha, Hrishika means senses and isha means master or lord Hence the word means lord Of senses or lord vishnu.//

Hrishikesha which later became famous by the name of Rishikesh and a noted pilgrimage place only after the visit of adi-shankaracharya in the 9th century AD who was one of the famous religious leader of contemporary time alongside sage vashistha, lord rama, lord lakshman performed deep Penance here at Rishikesh.

Since ancient time Rishikesh is so famous for yoga and meditation because of rishikesh atmosphere or sacred atmosphere and termendous natural beauty.This paradise is located in the northern part of uttarakhand on the bank of river ganga.

The most important thing is atmosphere every person require peaceful enviroment to go deep to learn best:

2- Why is this always said that Rishikesh is the most peaceful location ? 

First and foremost it is land of dities and there are plenty of reasons that makes this place heaven.

1- History of rishikesh town.

2- Off course sacred atmosphere.

3- numerous ashrams and their activities.

4- Temples 

5- Mountains 

6- Forest 

7- Waterfalls (nature made).

8- Caves.

9- Last certainly not least yoga "The world capital of yoga" 

10- Culture.
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