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Gangotri and Gaumukh, Uttaranchal , India

The Ganges at Gangotri

Gangotri village

Gangotri temple

of river Goddess Ganga

Ganges valley

From the trekking route

Waterfall near Gangotri

Chiseled stone

Nature's sculpture

Water cutting through rocks.

Hiker

before final climb

Gangotri glacier

Close to the Indian border with China

Base camp

Base camp after first day

Glacier fields

Walking over them is treacherous -- one can disappear with one false step.

Indian & Brazilian hikers

Mt. Kailash in the backdrop

Mt. Shivling from Tapovan

Tapovan, at the base of Mt. Kailash

Gaumukh: source of the Ganges

The river Ganges begins right here!

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