Gangotri

Gangotri
Town
Gangotri
Gangotri
Gangotri is located in Uttarakhand
Gangotri
Gangotri
Location in Uttarakhand, India
Gangotri is located in India
Gangotri
Gangotri
Gangotri
(India)
Coordinates: 30°59′38″N 78°56′28″E / 30.994°N 78.941°E / 30.994; 78.941
Country India
StateUttarakhand
DistrictUttarkashi
Elevation
3,415 m (11,204 ft)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total
606
Languages
 • OfficialHindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationUK
Websitebadrinath-kedarnath.gov.in
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Gangotri is a town and a Nagar Panchayat (municipality) in Uttarkashi district in the state of Uttarakhand, India. It is 99 km from Uttarkashi, the main district headquarter. It is a Hindu pilgrim town on the banks of the river Bhagirathi – the origin of the river Ganges. The town is located on the Greater Himalayan Range, at a height of 3,100 metres (10,200 ft). According to a popular Hindu legend, the goddess Ganga descended here when Shiva released the mighty river from the locks of his hair.

Bhagirathi River and Himalayas in Gangotri, Uttarakhand

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