Ram Jhula Bridge, a photo from Uttarakhand, North

Photographer's Note

For sure, I will remember this one ...

Arriving at 17:00 in Rishikesh, I asked a monk, a most reliable source :), if he knew shelter for the night ? (The local Ashrams in Rishikesh do not allow not-Indians.)

And on a paper he wrote the way to go, a few km by ritshaw up to Ram Jhula for 4 Rps which turned out to be 30 Rps with all the luggage, we were dropped to cross the bridge by foot ...

Gosh, what a long bridge, certainly with all the ballast, everything passes here that’s not too big for the 2 meters width concrete slabs paved gangway : motorbikes, cows and all the people encouraged by the monkeys playing around on the supporting bridge-cables.

Finally we arrived in the Swarg Ashram and we were lucky to bump in to the manager to provide us a room. Unpacked, I urged back to the bridge, it was already dark at 18:47 ... so here I left quite some sweat to cross it.

rigoletto, michiels, ramesh_lalwani, thaprem has marked this note useful

Critiques | Translate

rigoletto (34279) 2008-03-09 0:42

When i saw the thumbnail, I thought that you went to San Fransisco :))
And also i thoght that "Henk likes tilting" :))))
One should open and see it to feel the real amazement. It is a bridge for people, and a bridge as long as a bridge for motorcars. The green of the river, and the reflections of the other side are very nice.
Cheers,
Deniz

michiels (4170) 2008-03-09 4:25

hallo Henk,

:DD ik kan het me zo voorstellen ! toch maar rennen voor de foto en het licht ... even al de vermoeidheid vergeten ... prachtig, dank je wel voor de moeite zodat wij ook kunnen genieten ;))
spannend om je trip door het prachtige india te volgen !
groetjes, inn
ps. hier ijskoud, wind, grijs, af en toe regen, files ... genoeg om zelfs 3x de brug tevoet te doen ??? ;DDD

chanjits (4460) 2008-03-09 5:48

Do know Swarg is Hindi word means heaven so you are residing in heaven ha ha ha but still alive nice shot well composed with tilt and all reflections enjoy stay at Rishikesh.

thaprem (2566) 2008-03-12 6:48

OOps...
The night view here is amazing...
Never thought such place could produce such wonderful night shot.
Very enjoyable.
Cheers,
Prem.

sonal19chawla (64) 2008-08-21 5:14

AMAZING CAPTURE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I must tell you that this is the most beautiful picture of Ram Jhula that I have ever seen.
WELL DONE!!!!!
I have been to this place so many times, still it is so tempting to go there once again! It is indeed a paradise on earth (same goes for Haridwar).