The mistakes of the past present an opportunity in Uttarakhand. In the debris of the temple towns and adjoining villages is Nature’s message that her boundaries need to be respected. Relocation of these places of worship is not an option because this is where they have always been. Sentiment and history don’t allow for a change of location. But rebuilding the temple towns with a reverence for the Himalayas and its river systems will give them a new sanctity. It could also change the way in which other ecologically fragile parts of India are accessed and. . .