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Tuesday 23 October 2018

Gangotri Dham


GANGOTRI DHAM

Legends have it that holy river Ganga descended from heaven at Gangotri.

Gangotri Dham is in uttarakhand Himalayas  at a height of 3,100 metres (10,200 ft).

River Ganga is known as Bhagirathi here.

Bhagirath was a great king in hindu mythology who did Tapasya for long years and succeeded in bringing Ganga from heaven to earth.

According to Hindu mythology, Goddess Ganga took the form of a river to absolve the sins of King Bhagiratha's predecessors, following his severe penance of several centuries.

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