Gangotri Sightseeing

General Info

Temple of Gangotri

According to mythology Raja Bhagirath used to worship Lord Shiva or Mahadev at the sacred stone near which the temple is located. The goddess Ganga first descended to earth from Heaven at this stone. The temple was constructed by the Gorkha Commander of Garhwal, Amar Singh Thapa, in the 1Xth century AD. The Pandavas, it is said, came here to perform the great 'Deva Yagna' to atone for the death of their kinsmen in the battle of Mahabharata.

Submerged Shivling

A natural rock Shivling; submerged in the river, where, according to legend, Lord Shiva sat when he received the Ganga in his matted locks, is visible in winter months when the sediment content in the waters of the Ganga is least.

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