Bhagirathi
The
Bhagirathi
is one of the two major
tributaries
of the
Ganga
. It originates from the
Gangotri glacier
in
Uttaranchal
,
India
and flows for about 700
km
before merging with the
Alaknanda
at
Deoprayag
. After the confluence (
Sangam
) at Deoprayag, the river is known as the
Ganga
or
Ganges
. The Bhagirathi is a traditionally sacred
river
to the
Hindus
of India, and is named after a
mythological
king named
Bhagiratha
, who is said to have brought the river down from heaven in order the redeem the
souls
of his ancestors. The controversial
Tehri dam
lies on the Bhagirathi near
Tehri
.
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