Sadhus on the trail to Gaumukh, the peaks of Bhagirathi 1, 2 (6856m/6512m) and Shivling (6543m), in the background.

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Sadhus on the trail to Gaumukh, the peaks of Bhagirathi 1, 2 (6856m/6512m) and Shivling (6543m), in the background. Gaumukh, also called the Cow's mouth, is a hole in the Gangotri glacier from where the Bhagirathi River, which turns into the Ganges further down stream, first emerges. For Hindus, it's an extremely holy site. Climate change and global warming is rapidly melting the glacier.

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Location: Gangotri, Uttarakhand, India
Photo credit: © Aroon Thaewchatturat / Alamy / Afripics
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