Ganga · Shakta
Gangotri Temple
Uttarkashi, UttarakhandFeatured
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The source shrine of the river Ganga in the Garhwal Himalayas, dedicated to the goddess Ganga who descended to earth through the locks of Shiva. The white granite temple was built in the early 18th century near the sacred Bhagirath Shila. It anchors the Chota Char Dham circuit and opens seasonally with the melting of the high snows.
- Deity
- Ganga
- Tradition
- Shakta
- Location
- Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand
- Region
- North India
- Pilgrimage circuit
- Chota Char Dham
- Established
- 18th century
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