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... Bhagirathi- Alaknanda basin , covers nearly the whole of Garhwal . The Bhagirathi emerges out of the Gomukha ice snout of the Gangotri glacier . River Jahnavi also called Jadhganga , originating in the Thag La region , joins Bhagirathi ...
... Bhagirathi- Alaknanda basin , covers nearly the whole of Garhwal . The Bhagirathi emerges out of the Gomukha ice snout of the Gangotri glacier . River Jahnavi also called Jadhganga , originating in the Thag La region , joins Bhagirathi ...
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... Bhagirathi & Alaknanda ) , Aesala ( region between Bhagirathi & Yamuna ) Mayapurahata ( Haridwar & adjacent Bhabar region ) . But during the heyday of Katyuri rule , when it extended over much wider territory many more Vishayas may have ...
... Bhagirathi & Alaknanda ) , Aesala ( region between Bhagirathi & Yamuna ) Mayapurahata ( Haridwar & adjacent Bhabar region ) . But during the heyday of Katyuri rule , when it extended over much wider territory many more Vishayas may have ...
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... Bhagirathi , a huge stone boulder is called Bhagirath - sila . About a kilometre from Gauri - kunda is the level ground called Patangana , where the Pandavas are said to have performed penance to please Siva . The Bhagirathi debouches ...
... Bhagirathi , a huge stone boulder is called Bhagirath - sila . About a kilometre from Gauri - kunda is the level ground called Patangana , where the Pandavas are said to have performed penance to please Siva . The Bhagirathi debouches ...
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