Simpson's fans amongst you would recall the episode 'Lisa the Vegetarian', where the entire family cruelly tease Lisa for her vegetarianism with the taunt: ' You don't win friends with salad!' I bet you're singing as you read. You are, aren't you!
Well, in Rishikesh, salad makes more friends than you can imagine. Most of the menus are all vegetarian, but unlike strict Hardiwar to the south, eggs are permitted. I think of carnivore friends at home and smile- Rishikesh is certainly not the place for a flesh-of-beast lover!
But I am in my element- it is so much cooler than Agra, yoga centres are dotted across the hillsides that skirt the holy Ganges, and every night, chanting and singing echoes up the valley. Right now, we are lazing on the balcony, buffeted by the cool Ganges breezes as it flows up to our room. Heavenly!
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