Gangotri, the Glossary
Gangotri is a town and a Nagar Panchayat (municipality) in Uttarkashi district in the state of Uttarakhand, India.[1]
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33 relations: Akshaya Tritiya, Alaknanda River, Amar Singh Thapa, Bhagiratha, Bhagirathi River, Chota Char Dham, Devprayag, Diwali, Ganga (goddess), Ganges, Gangotri Glacier, Gangotri National Park, Harsil, Himalayas, Hindi, Hinduism, Indian Standard Time, List of districts in India, List of sovereign states, Mahabharata, Mukhba, Nagar panchayat, Nepalis, Pandava, Postal Index Number, Pujari, Semwal, Shiva, States and union territories of India, Uttarakhand, Uttarkashi, Uttarkashi district, Yamuna.
- Chota Char Dham temples
- Cities and towns in Uttarkashi district
- Ganges
Akshaya Tritiya
Akshaya Tritiya, also known as Akti or Akha Teej, is an annual Jain and Hindu spring festival.
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Alaknanda River
The Alaknanda is a turbulent Himalayan river in the Indian state of Uttarakhand and one of the two headstreams of the Ganges, the major river of Northern India and a river considered holy in Hinduism.
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Amar Singh Thapa
Amar Singh Thapa distinguished as Badakaji Amar Singh Thapa(बडाकाजी अमर सिंह थापा), or Amar Singh Thapa The Elder, (also spelled Ambar Simha) also known by the honorific name Bada Kaji ("Senior Kaji") or Budha Kaji ("The Old Kaji"), was a Gorkhali military general, governor and warlord in the Kingdom of Nepal.
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Bhagiratha
Bhagiratha (भगीरथ) is a legendary king of the Ikshvaku dynasty in Hindu literature.
Bhagirathi River
The Bhāgīrathī (Pron: /ˌbʌgɪˈɹɑːθɪ/) is a turbulent Himalayan river in the Indian state of Uttarakhand, and one of the two headstreams of the Ganges, the major river of Northern India and the holy river of Hinduism. Gangotri and Bhagirathi River are Ganges.
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Chota Char Dham
The Chota Char Dham ('the small four abodes/seats' or 'the small circuit of four abodes/seats') is an important modern Hindu pilgrimage circuit in Uttarakhand, in the Indian Himalayas. Gangotri and Chota Char Dham are Chota Char Dham temples, Hindu pilgrimage sites in India and Hindu temples in Uttarakhand.
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Devprayag
Devprayag (Deva prayāga) is a town and a nagar panchayat, near New Tehri city in Tehri Garhwal District in the state of Uttarakhand, India, and is the final one of the Panch Prayag (five confluences) of Alaknanda River where Alaknanda meets the Bhagirathi river and both rivers thereafter flow on as the Ganges river or Ganga. Gangotri and Devprayag are Hindu pilgrimage sites in India.
Diwali
Diwali (Deepavali, IAST: Dīpāvalī) is the Hindu festival of lights, with variations celebrated in other Indian religions.
Ganga (goddess)
Ganga (गङ्गा) is the personification of the river Ganges, who is worshipped by Hindus as the goddess of purification and forgiveness. Gangotri and Ganga (goddess) are Ganges.
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Ganges
The Ganges (in India: Ganga,; in Bangladesh: Padma). "The Ganges Basin, known in India as the Ganga and in Bangladesh as the Padma, is an international river which goes through India, Bangladesh, Nepal and China." is a trans-boundary river of Asia which flows through India and Bangladesh. The -long river rises in the western Himalayas in the Indian state of Uttarakhand.
Gangotri Glacier
Gangotri glacier (Sanskrit and गंगोत्री) is located in Uttarkashi District, Uttarakhand, India in a region bordering Tibet.
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Gangotri National Park
Gangotri National Park is a national park in Uttarkashi District in the eponymous state in India, covering about.
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Harsil
Harsil is a village, tourist hill station and army area located on the banks of the Bhagirathi River, on the way to Gangotri, a Hindu pilgrimage site in Uttarkashi district of the Indian state of Uttarakhand. Gangotri and Harsil are tourism in Uttarakhand.
Himalayas
The Himalayas, or Himalaya.
Hindi
Modern Standard Hindi (आधुनिक मानक हिन्दी, Ādhunik Mānak Hindī), commonly referred to as Hindi, is the standardised variety of the Hindustani language written in Devanagari script.
Hinduism
Hinduism is an Indian religion or dharma, a religious and universal order by which its followers abide.
Indian Standard Time
Indian Standard Time (IST), sometimes also called India Standard Time, is the time zone observed throughout the Republic of India, with a time offset of UTC+05:30.
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List of districts in India
A district (zila), also known as revenue district is an administrative division of an Indian state or territory.
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List of sovereign states
The following is a list providing an overview of sovereign states around the world with information on their status and recognition of their sovereignty.
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Mahabharata
The Mahābhārata (महाभारतम्) is one of the two major Smriti texts and Sanskrit epics of ancient India revered in Hinduism, the other being the Rāmāyaṇa.
Mukhba
Mukhba is a small village near the Gangotri Temple in Harsil, Uttarakhand, India, that hosts the idol of Goddess Ganga during winters, after it is brought down in a ritual ceremony from the temple, some nine miles away, as it becomes inaccessible after being snowed in.
Nagar panchayat
A nagar panchayat or town panchayat or Notified Area Council (NAC) in India is a settlement in transition from rural to urban and therefore a form of an urban political unit comparable to a municipality.
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Nepalis
Nepali (also Nepalese; नेपाली) are the citizens of Nepal under the provisions of Nepali nationality law.
Pandava
The Pandavas (Sanskrit: पाण्डव, IAST: Pāṇḍava) is a group name referring to the five legendary brothers, Yudhishtira, Bhima, Arjuna, Nakula and Sahadeva, who are central figures of the Hindu epic Mahabharata.
Postal Index Number
A Postal Index Number (PIN; sometimes redundantly a PIN code) refers to a six-digit code in the Indian postal code system used by India Post.
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Pujari
Pūjari is a designation given to a Hindu temple priest who performs pūja.
Semwal
Semwal is one of the thirty-six subcastes of Sarola Brahmin from Uttarakhand.
Shiva
Shiva (lit), also known as Mahadeva (Category:Trimurti Category:Wisdom gods Category:Time and fate gods Category:Indian yogis.
States and union territories of India
India is a federal union comprising 28 states and 8 union territories, for a total of 36 entities.
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Uttarakhand
Uttarakhand, formerly known as Uttaranchal (the official name until 2007), is a state in northern India.
Uttarkashi
Uttarkashi, meaning Kashi of the north, is a town located in Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand, India. Gangotri and Uttarkashi are Cities and towns in Uttarkashi district.
Uttarkashi district
Uttarkashi District is a district of Garhwal division of the Uttarakhand state in northern India, and has its headquarters at Uttarkashi city.
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Yamuna
The Yamuna is the second-largest tributary river of the Ganges by discharge and the longest tributary in India.
See also
Chota Char Dham temples
Cities and towns in Uttarkashi district
- Barkot, Uttarakhand
- Chinyalisaur
- Dharasu
- Dhumku
- Gangotri
- Maneri, India
- Naugaon
- Nelang
- Palar, India
- Sang, Uttarakhand
- Syawa, India
- Uttarkashi
Ganges
- 2017 Patna boat accident
- A Walk Along the Ganges
- Athis (mythology)
- Bengal Fan
- Bhagirathi River
- Bhimgoda Barrage
- Bibliography of Ganges
- Ganga (goddess)
- Ganga Mahasabha
- Ganga Pushkaram
- Gangavataran
- Ganges
- Ganges (TV series)
- Ganges Basin
- Ganges Canal
- Ganges Delta
- Ganges shark
- Ganges water dispute
- Ganges: River to Heaven
- Gangotri
- Garden of Fools
- Kastaharni Ghat
- Kaunhara ghat
- Lady Ganga
- Manihari Ghat ferry disaster
- National Ganga River Basin Authority
- Pindar River
- Pishon
- Rishikesh
- River bank erosion along the Ganges in Malda and Murshidabad districts
- Sankat Mochan Foundation
- Save Ganga Movement
- Tehri Dam
- Triveni Sangam
- Unnao dead bodies row
- Uttarvahini Ganga
- Veer Bhadra Mishra
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gangotri
Also known as Gangothri, Gangotri Dham, Gangotri Temple.