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People always ask me, “why Rishikesh?” And I never really have a clear answer because it’s not something I can explain, it’s something I feel. Rishikesh has quietly become my happy place. The kind of place where everything slows down, where my mind finally goes silent, and I can just exist with myself. The peace I feel here is something I haven’t found anywhere else. It took me so long to come back, and a part of me feels bad about that but what amazes me is that it still feels the same. Familiar, comforting, like it never left me. And yet, every time I come here, I discover something new about the place, about the people, and about myself. There are so many little rituals that mean everything to me now sitting through the aarti at Parmarth Niketan Ashram, letting myself feel everything without holding back, even the overwhelming tears or something as simple as having my walnut pie and just being present in that moment. This place lets me sit with all my emotions the happy ones, the heavy ones, the ones I usually don’t give myself time to feel. And somehow, after all of that, I feel lighter. Clearer like life makes sense again. I don’t know if I can recreate this feeling in my everyday life but I know I want to try. Because this is where I feel the most alive. And maybe that’s enough of a reason to keep coming back. 🔱🪬🍃

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This post was published on 26th March, 2026 by Aashi on her Instagram handle "@aashi_sharma_ (Aashi Sharma)". Aashi has total 7.4K followers on Instagram and has a total of 594 post. Aashi receives an average engagement rate of % per post on Instagram. This post has received 8 comments which are greater than the average comments that Aashi gets. Overall the engagement rate for this post was than the average for the profile.