River Bhagirathi

River Bhagirathi (205 km) (A head-stream of river Ganga)

(Uttarakhand)
1. Bhagirathi Udgam: Gangotri Glacier (Gaumukh) (4023 m) (Uttarkashi district) -- (20 km from Gangotri)
2. Bhagirathi flows: Gangotri (3140 m) (Uttarkashi district) -- (100 km from Uttarkashi)
3. Bhagirathi flows: Uttarkashi (1158 m) (Uttarkashi district) -- (160 km from Dev Prayag)
4. Bhagirathi - Alakananda Sangam: Dev Prayag (690 m) (Tehri Garhwal district) -- (98 km from Haridwar)
   River Ganga originates from this Confluence

► Gangotri (3140 m) (Uttarakhand Char Dham)
(Uttarkashi district, Uttarakhand)

☗ Gangotri Glacier
► River Bhagirathi Udgam (Source) → Ganga Mandir Ghat (Aarti)
(Uttarakhand Himalayas (Garhwal))

- River Bhagirathi Ganga originates from Gaumukh near Gangotri. There is a temple of Devi Ganga at Gangotri and Ganga Aarti is performed near the temple.
- King Bhagiratha performed penance at Gangotri to bring river Ganga on Earth.

► Uttarkashi (1158 m)
(Uttarkashi district, Uttarakhand)

▬ River Bhagirathi flows → Manikarnika Ghat (Aarti)
(Uttarakhand Himalayas (Garhwal))


- Lord Shiva abides in Uttarkashi as Lord Vishwanath. Uttarkashi is the northern Kashi and similar to Kashi Varanasi in many aspects.

► Dev Prayag (690 m)
(Tehri Garhwal district, Uttarakhand)

◉ Alakananda - Bhagirathi Sangam (Confluence)
▬ River Ganga flows
(Uttarakhand Himalayas (Garhwal))


- Dev Prayag is the Sangam of rivers Alakananda and Bhagirathi.