Real God lives here

Yamkeshwar Village is Headquarter of the development block.In Pauri Garhwal district of Uttarakhand state. Situated on the bank of Ravasan (Sateri) river in a beautiful wide valley. There is a famous ancient Shiva temple in Yamkeshwar known as Yamkeshwar Mahadev temple on the right bank of a small mountain rivulet SATERI.  Nearby cities: Kotdwar, Kotdwara, Rishikesh Coordinates: 29°58'33"N 78°25'4"E

How to reach Yamkeshwar from Rishikesh :

Day 1 (48Km) Day's Itinerary: Yamkeshwar Mahadev Temple --> Rishikesh Day's Travel Time: 50 Minutes - 0 hour(s) 50 minutes(s) To reach Rishikesh take Bus from Kashmir Gate ISBT ay No. 11, 12, 13 or 14. 

Note:

Direct Bus Service from Delhi ISBT to yamkeswar is at 9.15 PM from Kashmiri gate ISBT and it reaches Yamkeshwar at 6.30 AM next morning.

Importance of Yamkeshwar:

Yamkeshwar is place where Lord Shiva promulgated that even Yamraj can not take away the pran of Shiva devotees.

Yamkeshwar has one of the famous shiva temple of Gangasalan. Yamkeshwar is is surrounded by Shamsan or cremation field from three corners. The Yamkeshwar Shiva Temple comes under the area of Badoli village three kilometer away from Amoli village. On last Monday of Shravan, there is large fare in this temple. There is also fare on every Shiva Ratri. There are 97 villages those visit the temple regularly. Once, Yamkeshwar was famous centre for Tantrik Vidya.

The real story behind Yamkeshwar Mahadev Temple is that Great sage Maharishi Mrikand got son by worshipping lird Shiva. Mrikand named his son as Markandeya. However, Narad, by the study of astrology suggested that Markandeya would die by eleventh year. Mrikand became sad. Markandeya asked the remedies for getting longer life. Sage Mrikand suggested the remedy. 

Markandeya went to Manikut hill Plato and started Tap of Maha Mrityunjaya Jap at the bank of Shatrudra or Sateri River. Markandeya made the image of Shiva by sand and started Jap under a fig (Peepal) tree. At the set day of death for Markandeya, Yamraj (the death God or God of Righteous acts) 

reached to take the life of Markandeya. Markandey requested to Yamraj that since his Jap of Maha Mrityunjaya (a religious ritual for winning over death) is incomplete, Yamraj should wait. However, Yamraj threw kalpash or death weapon on Markandeya. Markandeya caught the sand image of Lord Shiva by both hands. The sand image broke down and Maha Mrityunjaya Rudra emerged from the image. Watching appeared Lord Shiva told to Yamraj that where he (yamraj) was performing Tap a self born Ling image is there. Lord Shiva suggested Yamraj to perform Jap or prayer of that self born Ling. Lord Shiva told that this image would be famous by name of Yama. Lord Shiva blessed that whoever performs the Yama Shiva Ling that person would get longer life. Yamraj performed Jap of lord Shiva or Ishwar for a year there. Since, Yamraj performed Ishwar prayer or Jap there it is called Yamkeshwar.

Is God really lives in Rishikesh:

Contrary to other information available on the websites sand other presumptions I have personally felt that God is still living in Rishikesh. You will find the real God when you try for it. 

God is not a myth. It is reality. We have to make little effort to find it.