Muni Ki Reti

Muni Ki Reti मुनि की रेती
city
A study group by the eastern banks of Ganges at Muni ki Reti
Muni Ki Reti Show map of Uttarakhand Muni Ki Reti Show map of India Location in Uttarakhand, India
Coordinates: 30°04′N 78°10′E / 30.07°N 78.16°E / 30.07; 78.16Coordinates: 30°04′N 78°10′E / 30.07°N 78.16°E / 30.07; 78.16
Country	India
State	Uttarakhand
District	Tehri Garhwal
Government
• Type	Nagar Panchayat
• Body	Muni Ki Reti Nagar Panchayat
Area
• Total	1.82 km2 (0.70 sq mi)
Elevation	456 m (1,496 ft)
Population (2001)
• Total	7,879
• Density	4,329/km2 (11,210/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	249201
Telephone code	0135
Sex ratio	581 ♂/♀

Muni Ki Reti is a town and a Nagar Panchayat in Tehri Garhwal district in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. It lies close to the pilgrimage town of Rishikesh and is known for its ashrams, including the Divine Life Society of Sivananda Saraswati.

Literally meaning "Sand of the sages" (muni), Muni Ki Reti is traditionally considered the gateway for the Char Dham pilgrimage — Badrinath, Kedarnath, Gangotri, and Yamunotri. It is also known as the place where King Bharata of Ramayana did penance.

In modern history, 'Kailash Ashram' was established here in 1880 by Dhanraj Giri. It was one of the first large ashrams to be established in Rishikesh. Before that it was mostly as a place for individual seekers or pilgrims to stop over on way to Char Dham temples pilgrimage.

Subsequently, Swami Atmananda founded Swargashram in 1908; Sivananda Ashram was established by Swami Sivananda in 1936. Gradually other ashrams came up and soon it became a popular destination for yoga and meditation practitioners and seekers of Vedantic knowledge. The town became a nagar panchayat on 30 November 1949. Over the years other ashrams have come up in the area — Gita Bhawan, Parmarth Niketan of Swami Chidanand Saraswati and Vanprastha Ashram — all on the opposite bank of the Ganges.