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Gangotri the holy town where river Ganga resides (in pics)

New Delhi: Gangotri is a beautiful town and a Nagar Panchayat (municipality) in Uttarkashi district in the state of Uttarakhand. It is located on the Greater Himalayan Range, at a height of 3,100mIt is a

India TV News Desk Published : Jan 18, 2014 13:26 IST, Updated : Jan 19, 2014 6:46 IST



Gaumukh is the second largest glacier of India, first one is Siachen.

Gaumukh is about 30kms in length and  3 to 4km in width approximately.

One of the most important tributary of the sacred Ganga River it is a source of the Bhagirathi River.

The trek to Gaumukh glacier goes through a rocky surface.
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