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The cold and high mountains stand strong as the holy Hindu river Bhagirathi flows out of a snout at Gaumukh in Uttarakhand. Nearby, an outdoor temple with a nandi bull made of marble and a phallic prayer to Shiva, or a Shivling denoting the phallus of Lord Shiva, in the form of a few white-painted stones at Bhojbasa / Bhojwas / Bhojbas / Bhojwasa, short of Gaumukh. Gomukh, the terminus or snout of the Gangotri Glacier, from where Bhagirathi river originates. The place is situated at a height of 13,200 ft. It is one of the largest in the Himalayas with an estimated volume of over 27 cubic kilometers. Gomukh is also referred to as "Gaumukh" or "Gomukhi". The word "Gomukh" (go + mukh) literally means "Mouth of a Cow". According to some sayings, earlier the snout exactly looked like "Mouth of
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