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Gangotri: Where Goddess Ganga Descended on Earth as a River from Paradise

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Frosty, the whitey and monstrous mountains from where the India's most sacred river originates, has its description in the text and sculptures. Gangotri is among the best places for voyagers, nature lovers, religious person, and the adventurers, who are looking for peace and dire adventure to fill their life.  Frosty Gangotri is set in the northern part of Uttarakhand State at an elevation of at 3,048 meters above ocean level. Together with the natural magnificence, this place is the prestigious pilgrimage of India where enthusiasts and devotees come in extensive number for prayers.  The Gangotri glacier is the origin place of the holy Ganges and this wonderful and sacrosanct place is situated in the hinterland of Himalayas. It is the primary spot where river Ganga touched earth rising up out of mighty glacier of Gangotri. This glacier is the second longest glacier of Himalaya after Siachin.   Myths attached with Gangotri and the arrival of River Ganga on Earth -  According to Hind