Uttarkashi District, also known as Uttar Kashi District, is a district of Uttaranchal state in northern India. Uttaranchal (उत्तरांचल) became the 27th state of the Republic of India on November 9, 2000. ...

Uttarkashi District lies high in the Himalaya range, and the district contains the source of both the Ganges and Yamuna rivers, which attract thousands of Hindu pilgrims. The district is bounded on the north by Himachal Pradesh state, on the northeast by Tibet, on the east by Chamoli District, on the southeast by Rudraprayag District, on the south by Tehri Garhwal District, and on the east by Dehradun District. The Himalaya is a mountain range in Asia, separating the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau. ... Early morning on the Ganges The River Ganges (Ganga in Indian languages) (Devanagiri गंगा) is a major river in northern India. ... Yamuna is a major river of northern India, with a total length of around 1370 km. ... A Hindu (archaic Hindoo) is an adherent of philosophies and scriptures of Hinduism, also known as Sanatan (सनातन) Dharma or Vedic Dharma. ... Himachal Pradesh, formally the Punjab Hill States, is a state in northwest India. ... Tibet (older spelling Thibet; Tibetan: བོད་, Bod, pronounced pö in Lhasa dialect; Chinese: 西藏, pinyin: XÄ«zàng or 藏区 ZàngqÅ« [the two names are used with different connotations; see Names section below]) is a region in Central Asia and the home of the Tibetan people. ... Chamoli is a district of Uttaranchal state of India. ... Tehri Garhwal District is a district of Uttaranchal state of northern India. ... Dehradun is a district of Uttaranchal state, India. ...