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Gangotri is a town and a Nagar Panchayat (municipality) in Uttarkashi district in the state of Uttarakhand, India. It is a Hindu pilgrim town on the banks of the river Bhagirathi and origin of River Ganges. It is on the Greater Himalayan Range, at a height of . According to popular Hindu legend, it was here that Goddess Ganga descended when Lord Shiva released the mighty river from the locks of his hair.
Gangotri is a Telugu film which released on 28 March 2003 and was directed by K. Raghavendra Rao. Allu Arjun and Aditi Agarwal played the lead roles. This was Allu Arjun's first film as an actor and K. Raghavendra Rao's 100th film as director. Allu Aravind and C. Ashwini Dutt, both who are big-time producers, produced the film. The film was later dubbed into Malayalam under the name Simhakutty. The film story line nearly equals Victory Venkatesh's previous film Chanti.
Gangotri may refer to:
- Gangotri, a town and pilgrimage centre in Uttarakhand, India
- Gangotri Bhandari, former player of Indian Women's Hockey team
- Gangotri Glacier, the source of Bhagirathi River
- Gangotri (cow) A temple cow in Britain killed by the RSPCA
- Gangotri (film), 2003 Telugu film directed by K. Raghavendra Rao
- Gangotri National Park, National park located in Uttarkashi District, Uttarakhand, India
- Gangotri Group of mountains with peaks up to around 6,600 m AMSL, a subdivision of the Garhwal Himalaya in Uttarakhand, India, enclosing Gangotri Glacier
- Dakshin Gangotri, Indian scientific base station in Antarctica
- Dakshin Gangotri Glacier, Antarctic Specially Protected Area in the Schirmacher Oasis
Gangotri, a cow that lived at Bhaktivedanta Manor, was put down by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals in December 2007. The killing of Gangotri is a current issue for the Hindus of England and has led to protest concerning the treatment of cattle in the United Kingdom.