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. A tributary (or affluent or confluent) is a contributory stream, a river that does not reach the sea, but joins another major river (a parent river), to which it contributes its waters, swelling its discharge. ... The River Ganges (Ganga in Indian languages) is a major river in northern India. ... Gangotri Glacier is located in Uttaranchal, India in a region bordering Tibet. ... Uttaranchal (उत्तरांचल) became the 27th state of the Republic of India on November 9, 2000 after a relatively short and peaceful struggle by its people in the 1990s, having previously comprised part of Uttar Pradesh. ... KM, Km, or km may stand for: Khmer language (ISO 639 alpha-2, km) Kilometre Kinemantra Meditation Knowledge management KM programming language Comoros (ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code) the Michaelis-Menten constant Km, see Michaelis-Menten kinetics Kamenz (district), Germany (license plate indication) Messenia, Greece (license plate indication... The Alaknanda is a tributary of the Ganges. ... The River Ganges (Ganga in Indian languages) is a major river in northern India. ... Early morning on the Ganges The River Ganges (Ganga in Indian languages) (Devanagiri गंगा) is a major river in northern India. ...

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 Murray River in Australia. ... A Hindu is an adherent of Hinduism, the predominant religious, philosophical and cultural system of India (Bharat). ... It has been suggested that Myth be merged into this article or section. ... The soul according to many religious and philosophical traditions, is the ethereal substance — spirit (Hebrew:rooah or nefesh) — particular to a unique living being. ...

The controversial Tehri dam lies on the Bhagirathi near Tehri. Tehri dam (October 2003) Tehri dam is a large dam located near Tehri in the Indian state of Uttaranchal. ... Tehri is a town in Uttaranchal state, India. ...

Also see Ganges River Early morning on the Ganges The River Ganges (Ganga in Indian languages) (Devanagiri गंगा) is a major river in northern India. ...