Swami Sivananda and his student Swami Vishnudeonanda, who've been internationally recognised by means of yoga, have been closely associated together with Uttarkashi. He arrived here and practiced yoga and established sivananda yoga centre in Netala around Gangotri Highway here in 1957.

Swami Sivananda, who seem to left the job of a doctor in Malaysia prior to the independence of the nation, commenced serving the people through the Divine Life Association here. Here he initiated spreading yoga, meditation and spiritual practice. In 1957, he sent his student Swami Vishnudeonanda overseas for the spread of yoga.

Soon after Swami Sivananda was brahlene in 1963, his disciple established Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Kendras in various nations around the world to give yoga an international identity.

Uttarkashi, situated in the lap of the Himalayas, has ideal conditions for yoga practice. Here, clean air, the origin of the kalkal flowing Ganga, the snow-clad peaks and spiritual peace have been completely attracting people to practice for centuries. Because of this , why swami sivananda and swami vishnudeonanda, founder of Himalayan Institute Swami Ram, yoga guru Baba Ramdev, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, etc., have practiced in gangotri uttarkashi region. Even today, each and every year, a huge number of indigenous and foreign seekers take place for yoga practice.