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Gangotri
Town
Gangotri
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Coordinates: 30°59′38″N 78°56′28″E / 30.994°N 78.941°E / 30.994; 78.941
Country	India
State	Uttarakhand
District	Uttarkashi
Elevation	3,415 m (11,204 ft)
Population (2001)
• Total	606
Languages
• Official	Hindi
• Native	Bhotia^[1]
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	UK
Website	badrinath-kedarnath.gov.in

Chota Char Dham

Yamunotri

Gangotri

Kedarnath

Badrinath

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.

Significance

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Ganga River

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Gangotri is one of the four sites in the Chota Char Dham pilgrimage circuit. It is also the origin of the Ganges River and, per Hinduism, the seat of the goddess Ganga. The source of the Ganges River is the Bhagirathi River, originating from the Gangotri Glacier.^[2] Once the river confluences with the Alakananda River at a town called Devprayag it finally acquires the name Ganga.^[3]

Near the river is a stone where King Bhagiratha performed penance to Shiva in order to bring the Ganga down to earth and absolve the sins of his ancestors.^[4] According to another legend, Pandavas performed the great 'Deva Yajna' here to atone the deaths of their kinsmen in the epic battle of the Mahabharata. Hindus believe that performing the ancestral rites on the banks of Bhagirathi frees the spirit of the ancestor from the cycle of rebirth and a holy dip in its waters cleanses sins committed in the present also past births.^[5]

Gangotri Temple

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The original Gangotri Temple was built by the Nepalese general Amar Singh Thapa and later restored in the 19th century.^[4]^[6]

The temple is closed on the day of Diwali every year and reopens on Akshaya Tritiya. During the winter months, the idol of the goddess is kept at Mukhba village near Harsil. Ritual duties at the temple are supervised by the Semwal family of pujaris.^[7]

Demographics

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According to the 2011 census of India, there are total 47 families residing in Gangotri. The total population of Gangotri is 110 out of which 97 are males and 13 are females. The literacy rate of Gangotri is 99.1%. The entire population of Gangotri identifies as Hindu.^[8]

References

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^ "Languages of Uttarakhand".
^ Kaushal, Sujay (2012). "A journey to the source of the Ganges". Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. 10 (2): 105–106. JSTOR 41480008.
^ Bhargava, Devendra Swaroop (1987). "Nature and the Ganga". Environmental Conservation. 14 (4): 307–328. JSTOR 44518054.
^ ^a ^b Lochtefeld, James G. (2002). The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Hinduism: A-M. Rosen. p. 240. ISBN 978-0-8239-3179-8.
^ "Gangotri Dham – The Origin of River Ganges | RitiRiwaz". 4 December 2019. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
^ "History of Gangotri Temple". Manchala Mushafir. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
^ "Gangotri Dham". eUttaranchal. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
^ "Census: Population: Uttarakhand: Gangotri | Economic Indicators | CEIC". ceicdata.com. Retrieved 14 May 2022.

External links

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Official website
Media related to Gangotri at Wikimedia Commons
Gangotri travel guide from Wikivoyage

v t e Cities and towns in Uttarkashi district
Uttarkashi	Barkot Chinyalisaur Gangotri Naugaon Purola Uttarkashi
Cities and towns in other districts	Almora Bageshwar Chamoli Champawat Dehradun Haridwar Nainital Pauri Garhwal Pithoragarh Rudraprayag Tehri Garhwal Udham Singh Nagar

v t e Hindu temples in Uttarakhand
Almora	Golu Devta Temple Jagnath Temple
Bageshwar	Bagnath Temple Baijnath Group of Temples
Chamoli	Badrinath Temple Kalpeshwar Temple Rudranath Temple Tungnath Temple
Champawat	Baleshwar Temple
Dehradun	Lakhamandal Mahasu Devta Temple Bharat Temple Tapkeshwar Mahadev Temple
Haridwar	Chandi Devi Temple Daksheswar Mahadev Temple Har Ki Pauri Mansa Devi Temple Maya Devi Temple
Nainital	Garjiya Devi Temple
Pauri Garhwal	Dhari Devi Temple Neelkanth Mahadev Temple Raghunath Binsar Mahadev Tarkeshwar Mahadev
Pithoragarh	Berinag Temple Patal Bhuvaneshwar
Rudraprayag	Guptakashi Temple Kedarnath Temple Madhyamaheshwar Temple Rudraunath Temple Triyuginarayan Temple
Tehri Garhwal	Chandrabadani Temple Rudreshwar Mahadev Temple Surkanda Devi Temple
Udham Singh Nagar	Moteshwar Mahadev Temple Balsundari Temple
Uttarkashi	Gangotri Temple Yamunotri Temple

State of Uttarakhand

State capitals: legislative: Dehradun (winter); Bhararisain (summer); judicial: Nainital

Government

Symbols	Day Emblem Song Motto
Executive	Governor Chief Minister Council of Ministers Cabinets Chief Secretary Gazette Agencies Departments Disaster Response Force Fire and Emergency Services Provincial Armed Constabulary Forest Department Police Department Public Works Department Public Service Commission Provincial Civil Service Provincial Police Service Provincial Forest Service
Legislature	Legislative Assembly History Speaker Leader of the Opposition
Judiciary	High Court Chief Justice Judges Bar Council Lok Adalat Lokayukta

History

Ancient
kingdoms

Uttarakuru kingdom
Paurava kingdom
Khasa Janapada kingdom
Himalaya kingdom
Parvata kingdom
Kirata kingdom
Nanda Empire
Maurya Empire
Kushan Empire
Kuninda kingdom
Gupta Empire

Medieval
kingdoms

Garhwal Kingdom
- Panwar dynasty
Kumaon kingdom
- Katyuri dynasty
- Chand dynasty
Khasa kingdom
Raika kingdom
Gorkha kingdom
- Shah dynasty
Anglo-Nepalese War
Treaty of Sugauli

Colonial
Uttarakhand

Company rule	Ceded and conquered provinces North-Western Provinces Agra Presidency
Crown rule	United Provinces of Agra and Oudh United Provinces

Contemporary
Uttarakhand

Rampur Tiraha firing
Bifurcation of Uttar Pradesh

Geography
and
ecology

Geological
features

Mountains	Great Himalayas Garhwal Himalayas Sivalik Hills Mountain peaks Bugyals Lakes
Plains	Bhabar Doon Valley Terai Doab Ganges Basin

Ecoregions

Highlands	Western Himalayan alpine shrub and meadows Western Himalayan subalpine conifer forests Himalayan subtropical pine forests
Lowlands	Western Himalayan broadleaf forests Himalayan subtropical broadleaf forests Terai–Duar savanna and grasslands Upper Gangetic Plains moist deciduous forests

Demographics

Ethnic
groups

Indo-Aryans	Garhwalis Kumaonis Jaunsaris Buksas Tharus Van Gujjars
Tibeto-Burmans	Bhotiyas Shaukas Rajis Jads Banrawats

Caste
groups

Gangari Brahmin
Sarola Brahmin
Garhwali Rajput
Kumaoni Rajput
Scheduled Castes
Scheduled Tribes

Languages

Official

Hindi
Sanskrit

Spoken

Indo-Aryan	Garhwali Kumaoni Jaunsari Bangani Buksa Tharu Van Gujjari
Tibeto-Burman	Rongpo Byangsi Chaudangsi Darmiya Raji Rawat Jad

Administrative
divisions

Urban	Districts Tehsils Urban Local Bodies Municipal Corporations
Rural	Parganas Community Development Blocks

Politics

Coolie-Begar movement
Statehood movement
Chipko movement
2016 political crisis
Elections
- Local elections
Assembly constituencies
Parliamentary constituencies
- Rajya Sabha members
- Lok Sabha members

Tourism

Monuments	World Heritage Site Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks Ramsar Wetland Asan Barrage Monuments of National Importance State Protected Monuments Temples Tourist attractions in Dehradun
Chardham circuit	Gangotri Yamunotri Yamunotri Temple Badrinath Badrinath Temple Kedarnath Kedarnath Temple Sapta Badri Panch Kedar Panch Prayag Gomukh
National parks	Gangotri Govind Pashu Vihar Jim Corbett Nanda Devi Rajaji Valley of Flowers