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{{Chota Char Dham}}
'''Gangotri''' is a town and a ''[[Nagar Panchayat]]'' (municipality) in [[Uttarkashi District|Uttarkashi district]] in the state of [[Uttarakhand|Uttarakhand, India]]. It is a [[Hinduism|Hindu]] pilgrim town on the banks of the river [[Bhagirathi River|Bhagirathi]] and origin of [[river Ganges]]. It is on the Greater [[Himalayan Range]], at a height of {{Convert|3100|m|ft}}. According to popular Hindu legend, it was here that [[Goddess Ganga]] descended when [[Lord Shiva]] released the mighty river from the locks of his hair.
[[File:Gangotri (ganga river).jpg|centre|thumb|512x790px|[[Bhagirathi River]] and [[Himalayas]] in Gangotri, [[Uttarakhand]]]]

==Geography==
Gangotri is located at {{Coord|30.98|N|78.93|E|}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/39/Gangotri.html|title=Maps, Weather, and Airports for Gangotri, India|work=fallingrain.com}}</ref>

== {{anchor|Gangotri Temple}}Gangotri importance ==

Gangotri, the origin of the [[River Ganges]] and seat of the goddess [[Ganges in Hinduism|Ganga]], is one of the four sites in the [[Chota Char Dham]] pilgrimage circuit. The original Gangotri Temple was built by the [[Nepalis|Nepalese]] general [[Amar Singh Thapa]]. The river is called [[Bhagirathi]] at the source and acquires the name ''Ganga'' (the Ganges) from [[Devprayag]] onwards where it meets the [[Alaknanda]]. The origin of the holy river is at [[Gaumukh]], set in the [[Gangotri Glacier]], and is a 19 km trek from Gangotri. The temple is closed from [[Diwali]] day every year and is reopened on [[Akshaya Tritiya]].<ref>[https://chardham.euttaranchal.com/gangotri.php Gangotri Dham][https://www.bhaskar.com/jeevan-mantra/news/gangotri-yamunotri-dham-kapat-opened-in-the-auspicious-time-for-akshaya-tritiya-21-people-attended-127247410.html][https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/gangotri-and-yamunotri-open-on-akshay-tritiya-with-1st-prayers-on-pm-narendra-modi-s-behalf/story-y2tJi0hH05taFaonbbOEoI.html][https://www.jagran.com/uttarakhand/dehradun-city-gangotri-yatra-2020-first-worship-in-gangotri-dham-in-the-name-of-prime-minister-narendra-modi-20223112.html][https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/state/uttarakhand/dehradun/doli-left-for-gangotri-dham-the-doors-of-gangotri-yamunotri-will-be-opened-in-abhijeet-muhurta/articleshow/75383535.cms]</ref> During this time, the idol of the goddess is kept at [[Mukhba]] village, near [[Harsil]]. Ritual duties of the temple are supervised by the [[Semwal]] family of [[pujaris]]. These [[pujaris]] hail from Mukhba village.

'''Places to visit near the Gangotri Temple'''
* '''Bhagirath Shila''' is believed to be the holy rock where King Bhagirath prayed to Lord Shiva.
* '''Pandava Gufa''', located 1.5 km from Gangotri, is the place where the Pandavas are believed to have meditated and rested en route Kailash. Pilgrims will have to trek up to the Pandava Gufa.

In the pilgrimage journey of Chota Char Dham, Gangotri is often visited after Yamunotri (located on the western region of Garhwal Hills). Pilgrims generally make Uttarkashi as their base camp. The time taken from Uttarkashi to Gangotri temple is about 4 hours by road.<gallery widths="200px" heights="170px">
File:Gangotri temple.jpg|Gangotri temple
File:Gomukh the source of Ganga.jpg|[[Gaumukh]], source of the Ganges above Gangotri
File:Brahma Kamal.jpg|Brahma Kamal [[Saussurea obvallata]].<ref>[https://www.researchgate.net/publication/259308185_Brahma_Kamal_-_the_spiritually_revered_scientifically_ignored_medicinal_plant Brahma Kamal]</ref>
</gallery>

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

===Submerged Shivlingam===
According to this legend, [[King Sagara]], after slaying the demons on earth decided to stage an [[Ashwamedha Yajna]] as a proclamation of his supremacy. The horse which was to be taken on an uninterrupted journey around the earth was to be accompanied by the King's 60,000 sons born to Queen [[Sumati (mythology)|Sumati]] and one son [[Asamanja]] born of the second queen Kesani. [[Indra]], supreme ruler of the gods feared that he might be deprived of his celestial throne if the "[[Yajna]]" (worship with fire) succeeded and then took away the horse and tied it to the ashram of Sage [[Kapila]], who was then in deep meditation. The sons of the King Sagara searched for the horse and finally found it tied near the meditating sage. Sixty thousand angry sons of King Sagara stormed the [[ashram]] of sage [[Kapila]]. When he opened his eyes, the 60,000 sons had all perished, by the curse of sage Kapila. [[Bhagiratha]], the grandson of King Sagar, is believed to have meditated to please the Goddess Ganga enough to cleanse the ashes of his ancestors, and liberate their souls, granting them salvation or ''[[Moksha]]''.

==Demographics==
{{As of|2001}} India [[census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-date=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|access-date=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Gangotri had a population of 606. Males constitute 60% of the population and females 40%. Gangotri has an average literacy rate of 89%, male literacy is 91%, female literacy is 80%. In Gangotri, average age of the population is under 6 years of age.{{Clear}}

==See also==
* [[Gangotri National Park]]
* [[Harsil]]
* [[Yamuna]]
* [[Akshaya Tritiya]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External & social Media Links==
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*[https://badrinath-kedarnath.gov.in/ Official website]
*[https://m.facebook.com/bktcuk/ facebook page]
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