Haridwar is about 30-45 min south of Rishikesh and we had heard that it is really a great thing to see and experience the Hindu evening prayers on the Ganges river. There are a ton of people on both sides of the river and there is a Hindu temple on one side of the river where they use a loudspeaker to say their prayers. Then many of the people get this flower boat thing that has a wick so that you can light it up and send it down the river. (Sorry I can’t remember the proper words, I keep forgetting).
Maddie and I decided to get our own flower boat thing and a random Hindu guy offered to help us with it. He said the Hindu prayers took some of the flowers and tossed them in the river. Then we lit the flower boat and sent it down the Ganges. It was a cool thing to do and a neat experience. Then this (so called nice Hindu guy) asked us for money for showing us the prayer...we should have known they all ask for money if you want their assistance. So, of course we gave him some rupees, but it was cool that we did it and said the prayers just like the Hindus.
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