Gangotri
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 . According to a popular Hindu legend, the goddess Ganga descended here when Shiva released the mighty river from the locks of his hair. thumb|Bhagirathi River and [[Himalayas in Gangotri, Uttarakhand]]
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GangotriGangotri på kartan över Indien. Gangotri är en ort i den indiska delstaten Uttarakhand, och tillhör distriktet Uttarkashi. Folkmängden uppgick till 110 invånare vid folkräkningen 2011. Det hinduiska templet på orten är, tillsammans med Kedarnath, Badrinath och Yamunotri, delar av som årligen besöks av tusentals pilgrimer. Gangotri betraktas enligt traditionen som floden Ganges källa. Sydöst om samhället ligger Gangotriglaciären.
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