Bhagirathi

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The confluence of the Bhāgirathi (coming in from the left) and the Alaknanda (to the right) at Devprayag.
:This article is about the tributary of the Ganges.
For the distributary in West Bengal, see Bhāgirathi-Hooghly.
The Bhāgirathi (Bengali: ভাগীরথী) is a major tributary of the Ganges River. Together with the Bhilangana it arises in the Badrinath Range of Uttarakhand, India.

The Bhāgirathi is a turbulent Himalayan river originating at Gaumukh from the Gangotri glacier at an elevation of 7,756 m (25,446 ft), in Uttarakhand. It flows for about 700 km (435 mi) before merging with the Alaknanda at an elevation of 465 m (1,526 ft) in the town of Devprayag. The river downstream from the holy confluence, Sangam, is known as the Ganges proper. The controversial Tehri dam lies at the confluence of the Bhāgirathi and Bhilangana, near Tehri.

Origin

The word Bhāgirathi literally means "caused by Bhagiratha", a mythical Sagar Dynasty prince who was instrumental in bringing the river Ganges from the heavens on to the earth, in order to release his 60,000 grand-uncles from a curse of the saint Kapila.[1][2]

Like the Ganges and most of its tributaries these rivers are sacred to Hindus, and its water is considered holy.

Gangotri Temple

Eighteen kilometers downstream from Gaumukh, on the right bank of the Bhagirathi is the Gangotri Temple dedicated to the Goddess Ganga. It was built in the early 18th Century by a Gurkha commander, Amar Singh Thapa.[3] It is one of the four sites in the Char Dham pilgrimage circuit.[1]

Notes

1. ^ "Uttarakhand Information Centre - Gangotri Information" The Complete Uttarakhand Travel Guide
2. ^ Mankodi, Kirit (1973) "Gaṅgā Tripathagā" Artibus Asiae 35(1/2): pp. 139-144, p. 140
3. ^ "Holy Places: Chardham: Gangotri: The Eternal Gift of Bhagirath's Penance" Indiatravelite

For further reading

  • Wilson, W. (1860) A summer ramble in the Himalayas: with sporting adventures in the Vale of Cashmere Hurst and Blackett, London, OCLC 58410561, available on microfilm
  • Heske, Franz (1937) Im heiligen Lande der Gangesquellen (In the Holy Lands of the Source of the Ganges) J. Neumann, Neudamm, Germany, OCLC 35036471, in German
  • Sharma, Man Mohan (1997) Through the Valley of Gods: Travels in the Central Himalayas (2nd ed.) Vision Books, New Delhi, OCLC 4547622

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Hooghly River (Bengali হুগলী, Huglī; Anglicized alternatively spelled Hoogli or Hugli) or the Bhāgirathi-Hooghly, is an approximately 260 km long distributary of the Ganges River in West Bengal, India.
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Ganges (Ganga)

The Ganges at Haridwar


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Himalayas (also Himalaya, Hindi: हिमालय, IPA pronunciation: [hɪ'mɑlijə], [ˌhɪmə'leɪjə]
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Gangotri Glacier is located in Uttarkashi District Uttarakhand, India in a region bordering China. This glacier, source of the Ganga, is one of the largest in the Himalayas with an estimated volume of over 27 cubic kilometers.
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Uttarakhand (Hindi: उत्तराखण्ड or उत्तराखंड), known as Uttaranchal
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The Alaknanda River is a tributary of the Ganges River that begins at the confluence of the Satopanth and Bhagirath Kharak glaciers in Uttarakhand. It merges with the Bhagirathi river near Devprayag after flowing for approx. 229 km through the Alaknanda valley.
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Devprayag is a town and a nagar panchayat in Tehri Garhwal District in the state of Uttarakhand, India.

Devprayag is the point where the Bhagirathi River and the Alaknanda River join to form the Ganges River.
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The Ganges at Haridwar


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Tehri dam is the main dam of the Tehri Hydro Project, a major power project located near Tehri in the state of Uttarakhand in India. Towering 855 feet (261 m), the main dam at Tehri is the 8th tallest dam in the world.
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Tehri is a city and a municipal board in Tehri Garhwal District in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. It is the administrative seat of Tehri Garhwal District.
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Bhagiratha (Sanskrit: भगीरथ, bhagīratha) was a great king in Hindu mythology who brought the River Ganga to Earth.

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Bhagiratha was the king of Kosala, a kingdom in ancient India.
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Maharishi Kapila is a Vedic sage traditionally considered to be the original proponent of the Samkhya
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Gurkha, also spelled as Gorkha, are people from Nepal and parts of North India, who take their name from the eighth century Hindu warrior-saint Guru Gorakhnath. His disciple Bappa Rawal, born Prince Kalbhoj/Prince Shailadhish, founded the house of Mewar.
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