Shatrughan, the younger brother of Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram, did penance for many years in Rishikesh's Muni Ki Reti. At a distance of 100 meters from the main highway in Muni ki Reti, there is an ancient temple of Shatrughan Bhagwan called Shatrughan Temple which was built by Adi Guru Shankaracharya in the 8th century. While going from the main highway towards Ram Jhula, this temple falls in the middle. In this temple, along with Lord Shatrughan, the idol of Lord Narayan in the quadrilateral form and Ram Darbar are also worshiped. Manoj Dwivedi, who has been serving this temple for the last five generations, told that in the olden days, the pilgrims going towards Chardham used to proceed only after visiting this temple. Shatrughan had meditated here, after which this place came to be called 'Maun ki Reti', which later became 'Muni ki Reti'. Right in front of the ancient Shatrughan temple is the Shatrughan Ghat, where every evening a grand aarti of Mother Ganga is performed. Shiva Tandava is recited before Ganga Aarti. The beauty around that makes its aarti more grand. This ghat is situated between Ramjhula and Janaki Setu. Mainly five priests perform Ganga aarti at this ghat, but since the Corona period, only three priests are currently performing the aarti. Shri Ganga Gau Seva Samiti conducts this aarti. At the time of Ganga Aarti, the Ram Jhula lit up with lights on the left side, while the Janaki Setu on the right attracts the devotees.


Shatrughan Temple

Situated on the Triveni Ghat, where Ganga Aarti takes place every evening, Raghunath Temple in Rishikesh is considered one of the most sacred places for Hindus. Raghunath Temple is dedicated to Lord Rama and Goddess Sita. There is also a holy pond called Rishikund near this temple.

Raghunath Temple

Bharat Mandir is situated on the banks of river Ganga in Rishikesh city of Uttarakhand state. It was established in the 12th century by Jagatguru Shankaracharya of Hinduism. This ancient temple dedicated to Lord Vishnu is one of the oldest temples in the region. An idol of Lord Vishnu is installed inside the main sanctum sanctorum of the temple which is made of a single piece of Shaligram stone. These stones of Shaligram are found in the Gandaki river of Nepal. Which is considered sacred by the Hindus and the image of Lord Vishnu. Jagatguru Shankaracharya himself installed the nine-trimmed Shri Yantra in this temple. In 1398, this temple was attacked and destroyed by the Muslims. Later it was rebuilt from the remaining pieces of the temple. It is said that many ancient idols, coins and utensils were unearthed during the excavation in the temple. Basant Panchami festival is celebrated with great enthusiasm in this temple.

Bharat Mandir

Trimbakeshwar Mandir is also known as Tera Manzil Temple in Rishikesh. Trimbakeshwar is a 13-storey temple situated on the banks of the river Ganges. The main deity here is Lord Shiva. Trimbakeshwar Temple is one of the most revered temples of Rishikesh, visible from Lakshman Jhula. Popular for its attractive architecture, you can also have a panoramic view from the 13th floor of this temple.

Trimbakeshwar Mandird

By the way, all the ghats in the holy city of Haridwar are special for performing Shradh rituals. But Kushavart Ghat has its own importance. This is the place where Baramasi Shradh is performed. There is a huge crowd in Kanagat these days to perform Shradh here. There is a religious belief about the Kushavart Ghat, located in the heart of Gangadwar, that it is named after a grass called Kusha. According to popular belief, Ganga descended on earth on the strength of Bhagirath's tenacity. After descending on the earth, the Ganges started flowing with the flow. It is believed that the sacred grass called Kusha used to grow in the Kushavart Ghat, which started flowing in the flow of the Ganges. It is believed that on this Lord Dattatreya did penance at this place, on which Ganga Maiya did not allow Kusha to be uprooted. For this reason, Kushavart Ghat is also called the penance place of Lord Dattatreya. Shri Narayani Shila and Kushavart Ghat in Haridwar are considered special for Shradh. In Shree Narayani Shila, rituals are performed only for the ancestors, whereas in Kushavarta Ghat both rituals and deity activities take place for the ancestors. Monthly, Shatmasi, annual Shraddha also take place here throughout the year and during Pitru Paksha, a large number of people perform Shraddha for ancestors here. On the new moon of every month, tarpan and upadaan are done here for the ancestors. Although people from all corners of the country come to Kushavart Ghat to perform Shradh rituals, especially people of Pauri district of Garhwal perform Shradh rituals here. Pandit Virendra Kirtipal of Kushavart Ghat says that most people come to Kushavart Ghat to get the rituals done for the ancestors.


Kushavarta Ghat

Gauri-Shankar Temple, situated on the Mahadeva Tola of Bhaisla village on the banks of the Rapti river, is the center of attraction for the devotees coming from the country and abroad. Shiva-Parvati are present in this Shivling which emerged from the earth. It is believed that Mahadev and Ma Gauri fulfill the desired wishes of all the devotees here. According to the legends associated with this temple, in the thirteenth-fourteenth century this area was densely wet. Here some people were trying to kill the cow that suddenly the Shivling along with Lord Shiva and Parvati came out from the middle of the forest. Since then people started worshiping here and took a pledge not to kill cows. According to popular belief, the temple for this wonderful Shivling was built in 1850 by Ram Sahai Pandey, the Zamindar of Moosabar village. But when he tried to install Shivling in the temple, he did not succeed. Eventually he got the temple built at the same place where the Shivling had emerged. Since then the Gosai (Giri) family has been taking care of the temple. He has also made his residence near the temple. The family members take turns providing services in the temple.

Gauri shankar Mandir

Hot air balloon is a light balloon which contains a lot of heated air. Hot air ballooning is the activity of flying on hot air balloons. Balloon is made of rip-stop nylon. The balloon moves with the direction of air. During this activity you feel like a cloud and see a bird's-eye view. This is a fantasy for many people. Hot air ballooning started in 1783. There are three major parts in the Hot Air Balloon envelope, the burner, and the basket. 
Hot air balloons are generally used for recreational purposes. In addition to quiet morning or afternoon flights drifting across-country to enjoy the view, multiple balloonists enjoy competitive sporting events and trying to set new records. A balloonist may fly alone in the basket or carry several passengers. Frequently several balloons meet to launch together without any competitive goals. Individual flights generally last from one to three hours and may go several kilometers, though they frequently land very close to the take-off point.
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Balloon rallies may consist of just a few balloons for a one- day outing or up to several hundred balloons for a weeklong festival. Competitive events include distance within a time limit, spot landing, and “ hare and hound” races. Hare and hound races are easy to organize and judge since they only require one (hare) balloon to launch first and fly a reasonable distance. The challengers attempt to land as close as possible to the hare’s landing position. In crowded conditions, markers are frequently dropped to simulate the landings, and the balloons fly on to more open locations. 
Commercial ride operators are in business nearly everywhere in the world. Some ride balloons carry 10 to 20 passengers at a time in gigantic partitioned baskets. In California and France, wine- country flights are popular tourist attractions. African safari flights, at low altitude over vast game preserves, are maybe the pinnacle of ride ballooning.
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<h2>History of Hot Air Ballooning</h2>
Hot air ballooning started in the year 1783 when two French brothers, Joseph Michel Montgolfier and Jacques Etienne Montgolfier, created and set aloft a 17.37 m high fire balloon from the courtyard of the Versailles Palace. This massive balloon didn't carry human passengers but a sheep, a rooster and a duck. After an eight- minute flight, the balloon landed safely3.2 km away from the palace. 
Later that year, two French noblemen, Pilâtre De Rozier and (Marquis) François Laurent D’Arlandes, mustered up enough courage and became the world’s first human passengers in a hot- air balloon. Over 50 times after that, hot- air ballooning became very popular in Europe but with the coming of the airplane, the activity was by and large forgotten. It's only in the last couple of decades, with the development of modern high-affinity burner systems, that it has formerly again caught the fancy of adventurers. It was revived in the US but now is fairly popular in Europe and other parts of the world.&nbsp;

Hot Air Ballooning

Hang Gliding is an air sport activity in which a pilot flies light weighted wings made of tough fabric over a strong frame. This sport developed in the late 1960s. It takes about 15 to 20 minutes to set up and prepare to launch. Hang gliders are launched when the pilot runs from a hilltop or peak in the wind. The pilot controls the aircraft by shifting body weight in opposition to a control frame. 
Hang gliding is a very expensive sport. Gliders are wide, delta- shaped cruises that use gravity and thermal updrafts to maintain flight. Hang gliding was first invented in the 1890s by some of the settlers of air travel. In 1891, German aviator Otto Lilienthal began a series of thousands of successful flights using a glider before perishing in a fatal glider accident in 1896. 
Lilienthal's glider was known for its repeated, successful breakouts, and before his death, his designs were published, along with kits for others to make their own gliders. These early gliders were biplanes, meaning that they had two sets of wings and were controlled by a pilot hanging from a parallel bar beneath the craft by the armpits.
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The modern version of hang gliding began in the 1960s, replacing Lilienthal's biplane design with a more aerodynamic, delta- shaped passage, inspired by the kite designs of Francis and Gertrude Rogallo. Initially, these gliders were used to glide down the coastal hills of California strands or draw behind stinkpots in Australia, similar to paragliding. 
The modern hang glider was constructed by John Dickenson, an Australian, who added a swing seat to the Rogallo kite design. Hang gliding quickly rose in fashionability throughout the United States in the 1970s, and continual advancements to the sport have been made since also. Hang gliders use graveness as their means of propulsion, meaning that the craft is always flying over from its starting point. 
Still, by locating and flying into thermal updrafts, gliders can stay above for extended periods of time, indeed hours, before wharf. In 1999, the world- record flight distance for a hang glider came in at 308 miles. International hang gliding is overseen by the Internationale (FAI), which organizes many world crowns for hang gliders. American hang gliding activities are overseen by the United States Hang Gliding and Paragliding Association (USHPA).&nbsp;

Hang Gliding 

Mountain climbing is also called mountaineering. Mountain climbing is the sport of reaching high points in mountainous areas, for the joy and thrill of the climb. This activity involves intense physical activity. Mountain climbing is a naturally risky sport, it can be very dangerous if climbers are not properly trained. Mountain climbing requires skills like stamina, teamwork, and the knowledge and experience to handle specialized equipment. 
Although the term is often approximately applied to walking over low mountains that offer only moderate difficulties, it's further properly restricted to climbing in points where the terrain and weather conditions present similar hazards that, for safety, a certain amount of previous experience will be found necessary. For the untrained, mountaineering is a dangerous pastime.
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 Mountaineering differs from other outdoor sports in that nature alone provides the field of action and just about all of the challenges for the party. Climbing mountains embodies the thrills produced by testing one’s courage, resourcefulness, cunning, strength, capability, and stamina to the utmost in a situation of inherent risk. 
Mountaineering, to a greater degree than other sports, is a group exertion, with each member both supporting and supported by the group’s achievement at every stage. For most climbers, the pleasures of mountaineering lie not only in the “ subjection” of a peak but also in the physical and spiritual satisfactions brought about through intense personal effort, ever- increasing proficiency, and contact with natural glory.&nbsp;

Mountain Climbing 

Jeep Safari is one of the best styles to explore the unexplored places in India including National parks &amp; wildlife sanctuaries, forests, narrow mountainous highways, deserts and lush green valleys. Whether there are rocky landscapes or in-accessible geo-morphological topography of India, jeep safari is the best option to travel around. Jeep safaris provide you with a unique and exciting experience. It takes you through the adventurous and uncommon routes where you can observe the rare species of foliage and fauna. Jeep safaris are also a boon for elderly people, so that they can travel anywhere they want.
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A jungle safari is one of the most coveted experiences to sight wild animals, birds, and exotic flora in a natural habitat. But there are certain rules and tips for jungle safari that one needs to keep in mind before and during the safari stint to ensure it’s an enjoyable and safe experience. While traversing in a jungle is fun and adventurous, it can turn into a disaster if not planned and executed properly. 
Whether you're going on your tenth safari or first, preparing for it beforehand can not be taken smoothly. Right from reserving well in time, packing the right safari luggage, wearing proper clothes, preparing for the unanticipated, to maintaining one’s safety and welfare inside the park, everything needs to be spick and span for a memorable time inside the jungle. Therefore, we've compiled for you some essential safari tips that will let you have the most fabulous time inside the world’s biodiversity hotspots teeming with fantastic flora, fauna, and avifauna.&nbsp;

Jeep Safari

Mountain biking is a sport in which the actors ride a bike off road. The terrain can be desert, mountain, rocks, and numerous others. There are numerous orders of this sport like downhill, cross country, dirt jumping, etc. The riders shall carry equipment to repair their broken bikes. Along with it, they should carry a backpack with useful things because they are far from civilization.
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In this racing sport, the rider performs a moderate to high level of technical riding on off- road locations and competes with other riders while maintaining balance on the bike. Depending on the variant, the bike riders have to reach the finishing line as fast as possible. The first three riders to finish the race after finishing the needed stages are declared winners.
<h2>History of Mountain Biking</h2>
Mountain biking first began in California in the 1970s as a fringe sport. Velo Club Mount Tamalpais, California first established mountain biking as a sport and during 1976 to 1979, they started organizing Downhill Mountain biking races regularly, which drew the attention of public as well as media. The first National Mountain Biking Championship was held in the USA in 1983 and the sport soon started gaining fashionability in other countries substantially in Europe and Australia.
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Around the 1970s and early 1980s, companies started building mountain bikes simply for this sport using featherlight materials. The first mountain biking title that was honored by the International cycling union was held in 1990. 
For the first time in the Atlanta Games, mountain biking was included in the Olympics with a cross country event for both men and women. Sluggish mountain biking gained the reputation of a mainstream activity around the mid-21st century and a further number of mountain bike acquainted resorts started opening all around the world.&nbsp;

Mountain Biking

Driving or riding a vehicle on unsurfaced roads made of materials such as sand, gravel, mud, snow, rocks, etc is called Off-Roading. People use modified or customized cars for off-roading. Off-roading is a feeling of riding or driving a four wheeler without any guidelines or restrictions and finding some new shortcut routes for any place. People do this activity for fun and some experience in off road driving. Off roading also helps you to improve your driving. 
Off-roading is a term used to describe driving on unpaved ground. This outside can be about anything other than typical smooth pavement, including fields, riverbeds, muddy bogs, sand dunes, beaches, mountainsides, gravel, boulders and even roads that have fallen intodisrepair.However, it's fair game for off-roaders, If it's not paved (or paved well).
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Some off-roaders enjoy the natural scenery, while others love the technical challenge that driving on unpaved ground presents. Whatever type of out-roading you are into, it can be a great pastime as long as you know what you are doing. The natural terrain is uneven and can be unpredictable, so it's important that you have the proper outfit for out- road driving. 
While technically you can go out-roading in any vehicle, trucks, SUVs and other high-riding vehicles are best suited to handle the bumps and bruises planted off the beaten path. You might also want to use four-wheelers, dirt bikes, drift strollers or all- terrain vehicles (ATVs), which are especially designed for off- road driving.However, a low-riding compact auto presumably is not going to cut it, If you are taking up off-roading as a hobby horse.
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Depending on what type of off-roading you are into, the type of vehicle-- and vehicle variations-- you'll need can vary. For example, the same tires you use to drive over steep beach stacks presumably are not going to be great for covering boulders.&nbsp;

Off-Roading

Rock Climbing is an adventure activity or sport in which participants climb in natural rocks and artificial rock walls with the help of rope and special equipment. The equipment depends on the route. In this activity participants reach their goals without fall. Rock climbing is a physically and mentally demanding activity. This is the best activity to check participants' strength, endurance, agility and balance along with mental control. There are many types of climbing available in many different places like bouldering, sport climbing, trade climbing etc. 
It can be a dangerous sport and knowledge of proper climbing techniques and usage of specialized climbing equipment is crucial for the safe completion of routes. Because of the wide range and variety of rock formations around the world, rock climbing has been separated into several different styles and sub-disciplines.
<h2>What's Indoor Climbing?</h2>
Indoor climbing refers to any type of rock climbing that occurs within the confines of a building or other structure, generally on specially constructed fake rock walls. This allows rovers to climb no matter the time of day or condition of weather. Indoor climbing is frequently used for improving climbing skills and techniques, as well as for general exercise.
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<h2>History of Rock Climbing</h2>
The exact origins of rock climbing, like numerous sports, are unclear. Although rock climbing was an important part of Puritanical mountaineering in the Mounts, it's generally believed that it was a recreational activity in France, Italy and England at the end of the 19th century. Rock climbing gradually developed and evolved from an alpine necessity to a specialized and athletic sport in its own right.
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The popularity of climbing led to the creation of the world's first mountaineering club in 1857 called the Alpine Club. This club expanded their ideals of climbing internationally and led to fundamental changes in the equipment that helped revolutionize the sport. In 1910, German and Italian trekkers developed a series of rope running ways, pitons and carabiners. 
These advanced technology changes led to impossible climbs becoming possible, and by the
1920s enabled mountaineering expeditions to set off to climbing venues throughout the world. It wasn't until the 1950s that rock climbing moved from a recreational pastime to a sport in its own right. The same decade saw the first ever planned overnight climbs being completed.
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Climbing competitions were first organized in the former USSR in the late 1940s. Still, it wasn't until 1985 that an Italian sport journalist gathered a group of the stylish rovers for an event called SportRoccia. This was to be the first organized competition for the new period of modern sport climbing and in 1991, the first World Championship was organized in Frankfurt, Germany.
In 2011, the International Olympic Committee Executive Board included sport climbing on the shortlist (with seven other sports) as a possible new event for the 2020 Olympic Games. Still, in this round it proved to be unsuccessful.&nbsp;

Rock Climbing 

Skiing is also known as downhill skiing. Skiing is the sport of sliding down in snow-covered hills on skis which are specially designed boots and use them to travel on top of snow. This is a recreational activity as well as a competitive sport.Every year many types of competitive skiing events are recognized such as speed skiing and snowboarding. There are many types of skiing available but the most common type of skiing is Alpine skiing.
History
Skiing was a prehistoric activity; the oldest known skis date to between 8000 and 7000 bce and were discovered in Russia. Beforehand skis have been planted in numerous areas of northern Europe a- time-old gemstone carving depicting skis was planted near the Arctic Circle in Norway, and hundreds of ski fragments that are two times old have been planted in bogs in Sweden, Norway, and Finland. Some of the first skis were short and broad, suggesting snowshoes further than modern skis. Skiing clearly wasn't confined to Europe, however, as the first written references to skiing are from the Han dynasty( 206 bce – 220 ce) and describe skiing in northern China.
 Numerous peoples who lived in climates with snow for numerous months of the time developed some form of skiing. The Sami( Lapps) believed themselves to be the inventors of skiing, and their use of skis for stalking was famed from Roman times. In addition, the Vikings used skis from the 9th to the 11th century. Skis are still sometimes used for trips in rural areas of Russia and the Scandinavian countries.
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Skiing also has long been employed for military purposes. Norwegian men on skis revealed before the Battle of Oslo( 1200). Ski troops were also used in Sweden in 1452, and from the 15th to the 17th century, skis were used in warfare in Finland, Norway, Russia, Poland, and Sweden.Capt. Jens Emma Hausen wrote the first skiing primer for Norwegians in 1733. Since 1767 there have been military ski competitions with financial prizes. These competitions may have been the forerunner of biathlons, which combine skiing and target firing. Military skiing continued into the 20th century where snow conditions and terrain favored their use for scouts and for a type of mounted infantry with a first- strike advantage against small objectives. In particular, ski colors fought in both World War I and World War II. Numerous veterans, especially of World War II, were veritably active in promoting the sport of skiing after returning to mercenary life.&nbsp;

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