- Gomukh, also
known as "
Gaumukh" or "Gomukhi" (Hindi: गौमुख or गौमुखी ; ****amese and Bengali: গোমুখ or গোমুখী), is the
terminus or
snout of the Gangotri...
-
Glacier is said to
resemble a cow's mouth, and the
place is
called Gomukh or
Gaumukh (gou, cow + mukh, face). Gomukh,
which is
about 19 km (11.8 mi) from the...
-
state of Uttarakhand, 6
kilometres (4 mi)
south of the
Hindu holy site of
Gaumukh (the
source of the
Bhagirathi River). Its name
refers to its
status as...
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headwaters of the
Bhagirathi River are
formed at
Gaumukh at the foot of the
Gangotri glacier. From
Gaumukh the
river reaches the town of Gangotri. From Gangotri...
- The
Gaumukh Reservoir...
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including a
considerable stretch of snow-clad
mountains and glaciers. The
Gaumukh glacier, the
origin of
river Ganges is
located inside the park. The Gangotri...
- the
border with Tibet. The
headwaters of the
Bhagirathi are
formed at
Gaumukh, at the foot of the
Gangotri glacier and
Khatling glaciers in the Garhwal...
- Shiva,
known as Kanwaria, make to
Hindu pilgrimage places of Haridwar,
Gaumukh and
Gangotri in
Uttarakhand to
obtain water from the
Ganges River. In 2003...
- ISBN 978-1576070420.
Retrieved 23
April 2011. "Gangotri
Tapovan Trek,
Gangotri Gaumukh Trek,
Gangotri Tapovan Trekking". www.gangotri-tapovan-trek.com. Archived...
- are at a
distance 15
kilometres (9 mi)
south of the
Hindu holy site of
Gaumukh (the
source of the
Ganges River).
Kedarnath is the
highest peak on the...
