Gangotri
Gangotri
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Town | |
Gangotri | |
| Coordinates: 30°59′38″N 78°56′28″E / 30.994°N 78.941°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Uttarakhand |
| District | Uttarkashi |
| Elevation | 3,415 m (11,204 ft) |
| Population (2001) | |
• Total | 606 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | UK |
| Website | badrinath-kedarnath |
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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.