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| The beautiful peak SUDARSHAN (6057 metres) as viewed from Gangotri.Gangotri (altitude 3042 metres) in the Garhwal Himalayas in Uttarakhand, India, is the place where the sacred river is considered by millions of Hindus to descend to the earth from the heaven, though the actual origin of the river is at Gaumukh, about 18 km from Gangotri from the Gangotri glacier. With its beautiful & serene surrounding, Gangotri is a nice place to visit not only by the devout Hindus, but by all sorts of Himalaya-lovers. Gangotri is connected to Haridwar about 273 km away by good motorable road. It is a fantastic experience to visit this place. |
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| Shivlinga |
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Shivaling is a peak in the Gangotri group of mountains near the snout of the Gangotri Glacier. It lies in the state of Uttarakhand and is a part of the HImalayan mountain ranges, which lie in the Garhwal region. It is located at a distance of six kilometers in the south of the HIndu pilgrimage destination, Gaumukh which is the source of the Bhagirathi River. This lofty magnificent peak is located at an altitutde of 6,543 meters above mean sea level.
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As the name suggests the Shivling peak resembles Lord Shiva and is also called Mahdev ka Linga. When seen from Gaumukh Shivling appears as a single pyramid but it is actually a twin summited mountain. The northeast pinnacle is slightly higher than the southwest pinnacle. The region between Gaumukh and Shivling lies Tapovan meadow, which is a famous pilgrimage destination.
Shivling is well guarded from all sided by rocky terrain except on the west side where the slope is moderate enough for the accumulation of snow. It forms the western gateway for the lower Gangotri Glacier, which is just opposite the Bhagirathi peak, Shivling Peak can be accessed through Chaturangi Vamak route.
This holy Shivling peak attracts thousands of devotees every year and therefore it has a good system of communication. The nearest airport is at Jollygrant and the nearest railway station is at Rishikesh. |
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| Thalay Sagar |
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Thalay Sagar is one of the mountains is Gangotri group of peaks in Western Garhwal Himalaya in the state of Utarakhand. It is on the main ridge that lies near the Gangotri Glacier and is one of the difficult peaks to access. Thalay Sagar lies ten kilometeres southwest of the sacred Hindu site, Gaumukh.
It rests near the Jogen group of peaks and has the Kedar Tal lake at its peak. It is situated at an altitude of 6,904 meters (22,651 feet) above mean sea level.The geographic cooordinates of the mountain are 30 degree 29?North, 78degree 50? East. The mountain prominence (it is a measure of vertical separation between mountains) of Thalay Sagar is 1,000 metres (3,280 feet). |
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| Chaukhamba |
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One of the prominent mountain in the Gangotri group of mountains is chaukhamba peak.Chaukhamba is the highest peak in the group. It lies in the top of the gangotri Glacier and forms the eastern link of the group.The Gangotri Glacier gives rise to Bhagirathi, which is one of the two main source of the Holy river Ganga. It is located in Uttarakhand, in the west of Hindu Piligrimage town, Badrinath. It is a part of Himalayan mountain ranges, which lie in the Garhwal region.
As the name suggests Chaukhamba, means four pillars.The four peaks are situated at an average elevation of 7138 metres,7088 metres,6995 metres and 6854 metres respectively above mean sea level. The mountain prominence (it is a measure of vertical separation between mountains) of Chaukhamba is 1594 metres (5230 feet).The shivling peak is another important mountain of this group. |
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| Gangotri |
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The Gangotri Mountains are a subsection of the Garhwal Himalays, which is located in the northern state of India, Uttarakhand. The well-known Gangotri glacier and several peaks well known as religious destination of for their difficult climbing routes are located here. Some f he popular peaks of the Gangotri Mountains include Chaukhamba, Kedarnath, Thalay Sagar, Meru, Shivling peak and Bhagirathi.Gangotri Mountains are couched in the magnificent Garhwal hills at an altitude of 3048 meters above sea level. It is on the northernmost part of the state of Uttar Pradesh and is very close to the Indo-Tibetan border. It is approximately 300km from Dehradun, 250km from Rishikesh and 105km from Uttarkashi. The summers are usually cool and winters are freezing cold, with rains in the months of May and June. For the devotees and tourists, the gates of the temple are oopen only in the months of May to November.
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Besides being a mountain range, Gangotri is also a town and a nagar panchayat in Uttarkashi district in the state of Uttarakhand. It is a Hindu pilgrim town on the banks of the river Bhagirathi and is on the Greater Himalayan Range; at an elevation of 3,042 m. Gangotri Mountains are the source of the river Ganga and seat of the goddess ganga. It is one of the four sites in the char Dham pilgrimage circuit. The river is called Bhagirathi at the source and acquires the name Ganga from Devprayag onwards where i meets the Alaknanda.The original of the holy river is at Gaumukh, set in the Gangotri Glacier, and is a 19 km trek from Gangotri and can be reached in one day;s travel from Rishikesh, Haridwar of Dehradun, or in two days from Yamunotri, the first site in the Char Dham circuit. More popular and important than its sister site to the east, Gangotri Mountains is also accessible directly by car and bus, meaning that it sees many more pilgrims than Yamunotri.
The Semwal family of pujaris supervises ritual duties. The aarti ceremony at the Gangotri is especially impressive, as is the temple, a stately affair that sits on the banks of the rushing Ganga. Adventurous pilgrims can travel and overnight 18 km trek to Gaumukh, the actual current source of the river Ganga. For a large number of tourists, Gangotri town serves as the beginning point of the Gangotri-Gaumukh-Tapovan and Gangotri-kedarnath trekking routs. According to Hindu Mythology, Goddess Ganga - the daughter of heaven, took the form of a river to absolve the sins of King Bhagirahl's ancestors, following his severe sacrament of several centuries. Lord Shiva received Ganga into his mated locks to lessen the force of her fall.
Dense forests near Tapovan surround the Bhavishya Badri in Gangotri Mountains. The Bhavishya Badri lines at a distance of about 17 km east of Joshimath. Pilgrims trek beyond Tapovan up the Dhauliganga River to reach this holy spot. The idol of narashinga (the god with the head of lion) is enshrined in this Temple of Gangotri Mountains. According to an old legend, Lord Shiva rewarded king Bhagirah after his penance and Ganga came down to earth. The sacred stone near the temple indicates the place where Ganga firs came down to earth. This is why Ganga is also called by the name of Bhagirathi.
Submerged Shivling is a unique feature at the Gangotri Mountains. The Natural rock Shivlingis submerged in the river and is an amazing sight reinforcing the power of the divine. According to mythology, Lord Shiva sat at this spot and received the Ganga in his mattted locks. The shivling is visible in the early winters when the water level goes down. The scenic pilgrimage in the hinterland of the Himalayas is the most sacred spot where Ganga, the stream of life, touched earth for the very first time. |
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| Meru |
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Meru peak is situated in the center of Gangotri glacier in Garhwal Himalayas between the famous Shivling & Talay Sagar, and opposite as well famous group of Bhagirathi Peaks. In fact Meru peak itself doesn't need to be introduced in the alpinist world. It's steep walls have long ago become the testing area for realization of the mountaineering ambitions of the world most famous climbers. And if the main massif summit - the Southern (6,600m) - and the Northern (6,450), are already climbed, the Central summit, called Shark Fin for its original shape, is not going to easily give up its virginity. |
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