Rishikesh has attracted sages from the earliest times who setup their ashrams on the bank of the holy Ganga. The Ashrams have attracted a lot of attention ever since international celebrities came here to find solace and prase through their age-old Hindu practices of yoga and mediation. Today Rishikesh has become a centre of learning and Research in yoga and mediation as an instrument of mental and physical health.

An important feature of Rishikesh is its many Ashrams, some are of worlds renowned. Ashrams generally provides accommodation to visitors under going courses of study in the Ashram or otherwise visiting the Ashram. However, tourist, too, are accommodated at the discretion of the management.

Rishikesh has very charming surroundings towards the north are the lofty mountains with mixed deciduous forests. The Ganga, after hurling through narrow gartges stretches its shores wider as if not to disturb the solitude of the mendicant. Sal forests just at short distance away from the city make it a delightful place to be in communion with Nature and God.

A suspension bridge across the Ganga which spans the river along the old foot-route to the holy shrines of Badrinath and Kedarnath. Rhesus monkeys throng the bridge demanding their share of the offerings from the pilgrims.

This temple is situated at a height of 5,500 ft. above sea level and is about 12 Kms