River Bhagirathi

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

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

1. Gangotri - Source of river Ganga (Bhagirathi Ganga):

- Gangotri (3140 m) (Chota Char Dham)
(Uttarkashi district, Uttarakhand)
Ganga: Devi Ganga Temple
Ganga: Ganga Mandir Ghat (Aarti)
☗ Gangotri Glacier
► River Bhagirathi Udgam (Source) (Aarti)

2. Uttarkashi - Northern Kashi in the Himalayas:

Vishwanath Temple, Uttarkashi district, Uttarakhand

- Uttarkashi (1158 m)
(Uttarkashi district, Uttarakhand)
Shiva: Vishwanath Temple
Ganga: Manikarnika Ghat (Aarti)
▬ River Bhagirathi flows (Aarti)

3. Dev Prayag - Confluence of rivers Alakananda and Bhagirathi:

Dev Prayag (690 m) (Uttarakhand Pancha Prayag)
(Tehri Garhwal district, Uttarakhand)
◉ Alakananda - Bhagirathi Sangam (Confluence)
▬ River Ganga flows

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