I Found the Quiet Side of Rishikesh—Riverfront Walks, Hidden Cafés, Ashram Mornings, and the Moments That Made Me Slow Down

I did not go to Rishikesh looking for adventure. I had already seen the photographs everyone posts—the suspension bridges, rafts moving through the Ganga, and crowds gathering for evening aarti. Those experiences are part of Rishikesh, and they are worth seeing. But somewhere between my second and third day, I stopped chasing the postcard version […]