Rishikesh (Kubjamraka Kshetra) - Place of Lord Shiva and Sages

• Greatness:

► Rishikesh (Kubjamraka Kshetra) (340 m)
(Dehradun district, Uttarakhand)

▬ River Ganga flows → Triveni Ghat (Aarti)
(Uttarakhand Shivalik Hills (Garhwal))

(Skanda Purana - Kedara Khanda)

Rishikesh Triveni Ghat — Rishikesh
Triveni Ghat

• Shiva: Lord Shiva abides near the Kubjamraka Kshetra (Rishikesh) as the famous Neelkanth Mahadev.
- Neelkanth Mahadev
- Kunjapura Devi (nearby)

देवि सुरेश्वरि भगवति गङ्गे त्रिभुवनतारिणि तरलतरङ्गे ।
शङ्करमौलिविहारिणि विमले मम मतिरास्तां तव पदकमले ॥
- Ganga Stotram - verse 1 (River Ganga flows through Rishikesh)

(Skanda Purana - Kedara Khanda)

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• Sacred Geography - Mountains - Rivers

• Festivals

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• Saints - Ramakrishna - Vivekananda - Ramana

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• Bharatavarsha - Puranic History - Puranic Lineage

Meditations on Earth, Life and Dharma: >>

Om, May there be Peace in Heaven,
May there be Peace in the Sky,
May there be Peace in the Earth,

(Shanti Mantra of Upanishad)

Preserve Nature and Nature will Preserve Us,
Simplify Life and help Nature Thrive,
Plant Trees and make the Planet Green,
Connect with Earth, Connect with Dharma, Connect with Being.

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