The snout of the Gangotri glacier - Gaumukh - from where the Ganga river emerges has been so impacted by debris falling from nearby areas due to landslides that it has altered the course of the river.

The Ganga River originates from the Gangotri glacier in the Uttarkashi district of Uttarakhand, India. Learn about this ...

The snout of the Gangotri glacier – Gaumukh – from where the Ganga river emerges has been so impacted by debris falling from nearby areas due to landslides that it has altered the course of the river ...

On a recent trek to the mouth of the Ganga, one was surprised to see markings all along that indicated how the glacier has been receding over the years. It was shocking that despite scientific ...

Gaumukh is the source of the River Ganga, 19 km from Gangotri. Gaumukh is situated at a height of 12,960 ft and has a breathtaking view of the ice covered mountains. One has to trek the mountain to ...

The formation of the lake came to light after a team of scientists from the Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology visited the Gaumukh in July. The lake took shape after a 30m high pile of debris ...

Rajendra Singh begins walk in support of Gyan Swaroop Sanand fasting for Ganga protection Lambasting the Central Government for doing little to clean and preserve the Ganga river, the waterman of ...

It is an annual pilgrimage of Shiva devotees, known as Kanwariyas, to Haridwar, Gaumukh and Gangotri in Uttarakhand to fetch Ganga water. They take the water back to their native places for Shiv ...

Few rivers bear the burden of a civilisation’s contradictions like the Ganga. It is worshipped as the holiest of waters, even as its banks are lined with sewage and garbage. It is invoked as the ...