Laxman Jhula: Where the Gods crossed the Ganga river The legends say that the younger brother of Lord Rama , Laxman did a pennace on the right bank the river where there is now Laxman temple dedicated Laxmana. Here he made a twig bride to cross the river which later got famous as today’s Laxman Jhula. The twig bridge was washed away in many floods and repaired after till 1924, when it was replaced by the proper suspension bridge which was also used by locals and the pilgrims to cross the Ganga riever till 2020, when th government of the state closed it for repair due to its bad conditions.
The history also gives lot of importance to the old twig bridge which was used by the Mughal forces to defeat the kings of Garhwal ( The state then) at Tapovan ( The right bank of the bridge at Laxman Jhula ) which the battle ground and base of the forces.
The old suspension bridge was also jeep able and used to cross the river by jeeps before the construction of the Barrage bridge in Veer Bhadra ” The ancient Rishikesh” which is still used by locals and tourists to cross the river and take the forest road to reach the left side if Ram Jhula & Laxman Jhula.
The ancient twig bridge replaced by the new suspension bridge is closed now to be replaced by a state of the art glass bridge which might get get completed in the middle of next year 2024″
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