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

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

- Gangotri (3140 m) (Chota Char Dham)
(Uttarkashi district, Uttarakhand)

Ganga: Devi Ganga Temple

- Gangotri is the place from where river Ganga originates.

Kings: Bhagiratha

- Gangotri is the place where king Bhagiratha performed penance to bring river Ganga on Earth.

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

2. Uttarkashi - Northern Kashi in the Himalayas:

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

Shiva: Vishwanath Temple

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

▬ River Bhagirathi flows → Manikarnika Ghat (Aarti)

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

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

- Dev Prayag is the confluence of rivers Alakananda and Bhagirathi giving rise to river Ganga.

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