File:Gangotri_(ganga_river).jpg · Wikimedia Commons · See Wikimedia Commons
Gangotri
Sign in to saveGangotri 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 . According to a popular Hindu legend, the goddess Ganga descended here when Shiva released the mighty river from the locks of his hair. thumb|Bhagirathi River and [[Himalayas in Gangotri, Uttarakhand]]
In the Vinony graph
Vinony's link graph records 468 inbound references to Gangotri, and connects out to Uttarkashi district, Himalayas and Shiva.
The entry is geolocated on the map, across 3 mapped points.
It is catalogued under topics including Chota Char Dham temples, Cities and towns in Uttarkashi district and Ganges.
Vinony links it to 39 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Gangotri
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Gangotri (ganga river).jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Gangotri
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- India Uttarakhand#India
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Uttarakhand, India
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Uttarakhand
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Uttarkashi
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Metric
- Settlement.elevation_m
- 3415
- Settlement.population_total
- 606
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2001
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
- Settlement.demographics_type1
- Languages
- Settlement.demographics1_title1
- Official
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- Nagar Panchayat
- Official name
- Gangotri
- Country
- India
- Located in
- Uttarkashi district
- Population
- 606
- Elevation
- 3415
- Time zone
- UTC+05:30
- Official website
- badrinath-kedarnath.gov.in
- Image
- Gangotri.JPG
- Dialing code
- 1377
Show 4 more facts
- Commons category
- Gangotri
- native label
- Gangotri
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- different from
- Gangotri Glacier
Sources (2)
via Wikidata · CC0
~3 min read
Encyclopedic overview
7 sectionsContents
- {{anchor|Gangotri Temple}}Significance
- Ganga River
- Gangotri Temple
- Demographics
- See also
- References
- External links
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 . According to a popular Hindu legend, the goddess Ganga descended here when Shiva released the mighty river from the locks of his hair. thumb|Bhagirathi River and [[Himalayas in Gangotri, Uttarakhand]]
== Significance ==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Gangotri” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
Gallery (6)
On the map
3 mapped locations