The fastest mode would have been a helicopter from Dehradun to Harsil, but minus chai from roadside shops overlooking the mesmerising sunset hued hillside. Driving in an Innova was cool and cheap!

Dev Deepawali festival is celebrated on Kartik Purnima, the Hindu calendar Kartik month’s full moon night. It a beautiful celebration by the people of Varanasi for mother Ganga and all are welcome to join the celebration.

The three rivers Ganga, Saraswati and Yamuna symbolise Knowledge, Dispassion and Devotion, respectively. Sangam at Prayag is their meeting point. Seekers have travelled to this place for millennia. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar refers to the Kumbh mela as,

An amazaing feat! An ancient fair thousands of years old on the river bed of Ganga and Yamuna rivers...