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173:. The Tapovan area is base camp for several mountaineering expeditions including Shivling peak, Bhagirathi peak etc. The Tapovan area is full of meadows, streams and flowering plants and the meadows are considered one of the best high altitude meadows in India. In Tapovan, a stream named Amrit Ganga – the nectar of the Ganges – flows into the glacier. There is also a place named Nandanvan near Tapovan, and Nandanvan is also trekked by trekkers and pilgrims. Nandanvan is also a spacious meadow located at the base of Bhagirathi massif. 127: 331: 30: 164:
peak, a barren area at about 4,463m (14640 feet) elevation, is a seasonal home to several sadhus living in caves, huts, etc. and it has become a trekking destination also. The trekking usually starts from
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and the trek was considered moderate to difficult prior to the destruction of much of the trail from Gangotri to Gaumukh by the
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Traditionally in India, any place where someone has engaged in serious spiritual retreat may become known as a
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then translates as 'forest of austerities or spiritual practice'. Though pronounced the same in Hindi,
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have dwelt, there are some places, such as the western bank of the northern
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Tapovan from 100 metres above. Alt. 4478 metre ASL.
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Tapovan

holy river
Ganga
Sanskrit
spiritual practice
sadhus
Ganges
Rishikesh
panoramic view of Tapovan from 100 metres above
Gangotri Glacier
sources
Ganges
Uttarakhand
India
Shivling
Gomukh
2013 North Indian Floods
Joshimath
Chamoli District
Sapta Badri
Tapovan PDF
Tapovan Vishnugad Hydropower Plant
Tapovan Express
Tapovan Maharaj
Lata Tapovan



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