It has been reported that large numbers of tourists visiting Rishikesh from India and the world have been consuming Cannabis (drug) and alcohol and appearing partially naked at beaches, leading to complaints that the spiritual environment of the area has been affected.

According to many Hindu yogis and sadhus, the riverside stretch is of spiritual and religious importance, as it is where the Ganges takes its form after the confluence of the rivers Bhagirathi and Alaknanda at Devprayag in the Garhwal Himalayas.
Saints and yogis have been meditating on the banks of Ganges since antiquity.
However, these banks have been polluted with liquor bottles, as well as obscene activities and behavior at the beaches.
It has been reported that large numbers of tourists visiting Rishikesh from India and the world have been consuming Cannabis (drug) and alcohol and appearing partially naked at beaches, leading to complaints that the spiritual environment of the area has been affected.
According to many Hindu yogis and sadhus, the riverside stretch is of spiritual and religious importance, as it is where the Ganges takes its form after the confluence of the rivers Bhagirathi and Alaknanda at Devprayag in the Garhwal Himalayas. Saints and yogis have been meditating on the banks of Ganges since antiquity. However, these banks have been polluted with liquor bottles, as well as obscene activities and behavior at the beaches.
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