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Shivling
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Elevation | 6543 |
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First ascent | June 3, 1974 |
Prominence | 850 m |
Mountain range | Himalayas |
Parent range | Gangotri Group |
First ascenders | Pasang Lhamu Sherpa |
Ang Tharkey | |
Laxman Singh | |
Hukam Singh | |
Pemba Tharkey | |
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ID | 2317446 |
About Shivling
Shivling is a mountain at tapovan 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. Its name refers to its status as a sacred symbol -Shiva Linga.