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Gangotri origin of Holy River Ganges 03 September 2015
Gangotri is a small town and a Nagar Panchayat at Uttarakashi district in the state of Uttarakhand, India. Gangotri is around 105 KM from Uttarakashi. Gangotri is accessible by road from Uttarakashi. It is a Hindu pilgrim town on the...
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Read MoreUttarakhand News 22 June 2013
The Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde visited Dehradun to tour the flood affected places in the State of Uttarakhand and after that to take stock of the situation by talking to the officials overseeing the rescue operations. The Supreme...
Keywords: Uttarakhand flood affected places, Sushil Kumar Shinde, pilgrims stranded in Uttarakhand, rescue operations
Read MoreKumbh Mela from January 14 19 June 2012
Kumbh Mela would begin in Allahabad from January 14, 2013 and would last till March 10. Unlike last mela, this Kumbh Mela would be held for 56days. It is known that Kumbh Mela is oen of the big Hindu pilgrimage,...
Keywords: holy dip in Ganges during Kumbh Mela, Kumbh Mela 2013, river Ganges, holy dip in Ganges during Kumbh Mela
Read MoreDeath Toll in Uttarakhand Reaches 60 18 June 2013
The River Ganges that is considered and adored by Hindus as consort of Lord Shiva, a sacred one to make the sinners purify their sins just by taking a dip into it, showed her furious face since 5 days and...
Keywords: Death Toll reaches 60, 57000 pilgrims, Death Toll in Uttarakhand, Chamoli
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