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*Mount Shivling*
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Shivling is a mountain in the Gangotri Group of peaks in the western Garhwal Himalaya , near the snout of the Gangotri Glacier. It lies in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand , 6 kilometres south of the Hindu holy site of Gaumukh (the source of the Bhagirathi River). Its name refers to its status as a sacred symbol of the God - Lord Shiva's Shiva Linga. It was called "Matterhorn Peak" by early European visitors
because of its similarity in appearance to that Alpine peak.
Shivling forms the western gateway for the lower Gangotri Glacier, opposite
the triple-peaked
Bhagirathi massif. It lies on a spur projecting out from the main ridge that forms the southwest side of the Gangotri Glacier basin; this
ridge contains other well- known peaks such as Bhrigupanth, Thalay Sagar and Meru.

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