Gangotri is a town and a Nagar Panchayat 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. According to a popular Hindu legend, the goddess Ganga descended here when Shiva released the mighty river from the locks of his hair.
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Coordinates 30°59'39.726" N 78°56'23.532" E
