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Gomukh
Gaumukh or Gomukhi
Gomukh, "Face of a Cow", the pout of the glacier along the river
Gomukh, also known as "Gaumukh" or "Gomukhi" (Hindi: गौमुख or गौमुखी ; Assamese and Bengali: গোমুখ or গোমুখী), is the terminus or snout of the Gangotri Glacier and the source of the Bhagirathi River, one of the primary headstreams of the Ganga River. The word Gomukh/Gaumukh (go/gau=cow, mukh= mouth) literally means "Mouth of a Cow."
The place is situated at a height of 13,200 ft (4,023 m) in the Uttarkashi district in the state of Uttarakhand, India. It is one of the largest glaciers in the Himalayas with an estimated volume of over 27 cubic kilometers.
It is a Hindu holy pilgrimage site, visited by many who visit Gangotri. It is around 20km away from Gangotri and can be reached by trekking.[1][2]
^S. S. L. Malhotra (1983). Gangotri and Gaumukh: a trek to the holy source. Allied Publishers. p. 139.
^Harshwanti Bisht (1994). Tourism in Garhwal Himalaya: With Special Reference to Mountaineering and Trekking in Uttarkashi and Chamoli Districts. Indus Publishing. pp. 83–. ISBN 978-81-7387-006-4.
Gomukh, also known as "Gaumukh" or "Gomukhi" (Hindi: गौमुख or गौमुखी ; Assamese and Bengali: গোমুখ or গোমুখী), is the terminus or snout of the Gangotri...
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 town of Gangotri...
principal, Shri Kesari Narayan. The story is about Kesari, his sons, Ghotak and Gomukh their respective wives, Koyal and Mayuri, younger son Kapi and his wife...
garnering her recognition and gaining popularity. She then starred as Mayuri Gomukh Narayan in the comedy-drama series Chidiya Ghar (2014), and her performance...
authored more than 7 books, including Koi Yoon Hi Nahi Chubhta, Os, Man To Gomukh Hai, Chhookar Nikli Hai Bechaini. On 14 September 2016, Chirag Jain received...
has become a trekking destination also. The trekking usually starts from Gomukh and the trek was considered moderate to difficult prior to the destruction...
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Road transport goes up to Gangotri, but the actual source of Ganga is at Gomukh glacier which is another 18+ km trail and requires a minimum of two days...
Trisul, and Kamet. The Bhagirathi rises at the foot of Gangotri Glacier, at Gomukh, at an elevation of 4,356 m (14,291 ft) and was mythologically referred...
certain angles, especially when travelling or trekking from Gangotri to Gomukh as part of a traditional Hindu pilgrimage.[citation needed] A lingam is...
National Park is home to several world-class treks, including Gangotri Gomukh Tapoban, Kerdarnath Vasuki tal trek. Har ki dun valley trek. Bhagirathi...
2021, the film has been shot on locations across Northern India, including Gomukh, Gangotri, Rishikesh, Haridwar, Chunar, Benares, and also in Paris and Limours...
available. The places worth visiting in Raireshwar are Raireshwar Mandir, Gomukh Lake, Nakhinda (also known as Aswal Lake) and Pandavleni. "Pune: Experts...
he agrees to marry (Kullu and Manali are near the origin of the Ganga at Gomukh). Who he marries forms the rest of the story. Akshay as Arjun Mallika Kapoor...
Ganges is the longest river of India which rises in the Garhwal Himalayas at Gomukh, Uttarakhand as Bhagirathi. The Ganges is one of the most sacred rivers...
celebrated today. Later Prime Minister Ramgoolam brought Ganga water from Gomukh and mixed it with the already pure water of Grand Bassin and renamed it...
Haryana is called the "Outfall Drain No 8". At Mandholi there is a small gomukh from where the river begins. Several Ochre Coloured Pottery culture sites...
agricultural practices flowing through the three feeder streams namely, the Gomukh, the Nag Pahar and Savitri. Shifting sand dunes from hills and surrounding...
is a continuous flow of underground water called Ganga - Holy Water from GoMukh which is called Jivant Zhara by faith and has a great significance in ancient...
generating village. There is a beautiful kund 'Suryakunda' in the village with Gomukh, wherefrom a continuous flow of water can be seen. Also, a 'Vadikhand temple'...
Ayodhya, Rishikesh, Uttarkashi, Devaprayag, Kedarnath and trekked up to Gomukh. On their way back they met Vivekananda in Rishikesh. Later he travelled...
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