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the tour of Uttaranchal India refresh your body and mind only but the
only spiritual tour that can give you the peace of mind, refresh your
spirit, body and mind together is the Spiritual Tour of Uttaranchal
India. Spiritual Tours Uttaranchal covers almost all the famous and
important pilgrims' centers of Uttaranchal like Gangotri Temple,
Badrinath Temple, Bagnath Temple, Daksha Mahadev Temple, Bhuvneshwari
Devi Temple, Kedarnath Temple, Naina Devi Temple, Pawan Dham Temple,
Yamunotri Temple, and Har Ki Pauri.
Gangotri Temple is the most famous Temple of India. Gangotri Temple is
situated 250 Kilometers from Rishikesh. The main source of the
Ganga is Gomukh which is situated a 19 kilometer from Gangotri.
The Gangotri Temple was build by a Gorkha Commander Amar Sigh Thapa
in the 18th century and later rebuilt by the Maharaja of Jaipur, in the
early 20th century. Gangotri temple is made of white granite. Height of
Gangotri Temple is 20ft. Every year people from all around the
world visit this temple. Many other ashrams and dharamshalas are located
on the other side of temple.
A number of Ashrams and dharamshalas are located on the
other side. People are believed that Raja Bhagirath used to worship
Shiva on a slab of rock. Bhagirath Shila situated near
Gangotri Temple. Submerged in the river there is a natural rock
Shivling where according to mythology Lord Shiva sat when he
received the Goddess Ganga in his matted hair. Some spiritual places are
situated nearby Gangotri Temple like Gauri Kund and Gaumukh
Dev Ghat.
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