Mountain views from the trail leading from Gangotri to Gaumukh, the source of the Ganges, Myricaria sp.

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Mountain views from the trail leading from Gangotri to Gaumukh, the source of the Ganges, Myricaria sp. in the foreground. Every year several million Hindu pilgrims visit Gangotri, a temple town on the banks of the Bhagirathi River, close to the source of the Ganges at Gaumukh every year to bathe in the holy river, and to receive darshan (prayers and blessings) from the local priests.

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Size: 4900px × 3267px
Location: Gangotri, Uttarakhand, India
Photo credit: © Aroon Thaewchatturat / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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