Places To Visit In Rishikesh Since ages Rishikesh is considered a holy city, pilgrimage town for Hindus. Situated on the bank of River Ganga, it is world famous for studying yoga and meditation, also called the “Yoga Capital of the World”. Numerous ashrams and temples are built along the river bank. It is known as the “Gateway to the Garhwal Himalayas” as it is the starting point for the Chota Char Dham pilgrimage places namely Badrinath, Kedarnath, Gangotri and Yamnotri and also the Himalayan tourist destinations such as Harshil, Chopta, Auli, Dodital. It is now considered as the major tourist hub with a number of adventure seekers coming to Rishikesh every year. Best Places to Visit Parmarth Niketan Ashram Triveni Ghat Beatles Ashram Ram Jhula Lakshman Jhula Janki Setu Pul Freedom Café Shivpuri Neelkanth Mahadev Temple Swargashram Kunjapuri Devi Temple & Trek Patna Waterfall Neer Waterfall Kalikund Waterfall Goa Beech Geeta Bhawan Byasi Kaudiyala Muni ki Reti Bharat Mandir Rishikund Tera Manzil Temple Lakshman Temple Raghunath Temple Virbhadra Temple Vashistha Cave Swami Dayananda Ashram Sadhaka Grama Ashram Osho Ganga Dham Ashram Phool Chatti Ashram Nirmal Ashram Madhuban Ashram Himalayan Yog Ashram Andhra Ashram Anand Prakash Ashram Omkarananda Ashram Sivananda Ashram Best Time to Visit October to June