RISHIKESH
A steeper, less-crowded alternative to Neer Garh, 1.5km through Rajaji forest — worth it if you've already done Neer Garh and want a quieter version, skippable if time is tight since the waterfall itself is smaller.
Named after Patna village, a small hamlet just above the falls on Neelkanth Temple Road roughly 13km from Rishikesh, this waterfall has no distinct religious legend of its own, though nearby limestone caves house a small shrine to Lord Vishnu according to local tradition. Like Neer Garh, its status as a visited site is a modern eco-tourism development rather than an ancient pilgrimage destination, reached via a roughly 1.5km forest trail through Rajaji-adjacent woodland that became popular with trekkers as Rishikesh's adventure-tourism scene expanded in recent decades.
