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It is known as the "Gateway to the Garhwal Himalayas" and "Yoga Capital of the World". [1] [4] [5] [6] The city has hosted the annual International Yoga Festival on the first week of March since 1999. [7] [8] Rishikesh is a vegetarian-only and alcohol-free city. [9] The Tehri Dam is located 86 km (53 mi) away from Rishikesh.
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It is on the banks of the river Alaknanda in the mid-Himalayas. University intake is through examination including Joint Entrance Examination – Main (JEE Main) for School of Engineering & Technology, CAT and MAT. The university is A Graded [2] with CGPA of 3.11 by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC).
In April 2012, a proposal for establishing a university was put before the Government of Uttarakhand by Himalayan Institute Hospital Trust. In December 2012 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly passed the 'Himalayan University Bill, 2012' and in February 2013 it became an Act through the assent of Governor of Uttarakhand as Himalayan University Act, 2012 (Uttarakhand Adhiniyam Sankhya 12 of 2013). [1]
As a result, religious tourism forms a major portion of the tourism in the state. [1] Uttarakhand is known for the natural environment of the Himalayas. 2019 Tourist Arrivals Domestic – 40,000,000 per/year and Foreigner – 150,000 per year. [2] Tourism business in Uttarakhand generated ₹ 23,000 crores during 2013–14. [3]
Uttarakhand has more than 20 universities, including one central university, twelve state universities, three deemed universities, one IIT in Roorkee, one IIM in Kashipur and an AIIMS in Rishikesh. Inaugurated by Jawahar Lal Nehru in 1960, G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, provides research and training in agriculture and ...
It lends its name to the Nag Tibba Range, itself the next-northerly of the five folds of the Himalayas. It is situated 16 km (9.9 mi) away from Landour cantonment, 57 kilometres (35 mi) from Mussoorie and 148 kilometres (92 mi) from New Tehri in the Tehri Garhwal district of Uttarakhand.
Alaknanda descending from the foot of the Satopanth (a triangular lake, which is located at a height of 4,402 m (14,442.3 ft), above the sea level and named after the Hindu trinity: Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva and Bhagirath Kharak glaciers near the Nanda Devi peak, in Uttarakhand cascades over a length of 229 km (142.3 mi) encompassing the five prayags and is joined at Dev Prayag by the Bhagirathi ...