The Ganga begins it's journey high in the remote, perilous reaches of the Garhwal Himalayas. They call it Devabhoomi- the land of the gods, an enchanting landscape of pine forests, steep mountain tracks and rushing hill streams, through which pilgrims and ascetics travel to the temple of Gangotri, dedicated to the goddess Ganga. After a 20 km trek from the temple of Gangotri, the pilgrim trail ends at Gaumukh 4500 metres above sea level where the Ganga emerges from the immense expanse of the Gangotri Glacier The glacier is a sea of ice nearly 30 kilometres long, surrounded by snow-capped peaks ringed with clouds. Here, from an ice cave festooned with icicles the river emerges and as the ancient sages said, maybe it really does emerge from Lord Shiva's hair.

Chirabasa -in the higher reaches of the Himalayas, at Chirabasa the Ganga is an icy stream. Here mendicants and pilgrims stop to rest and meditate.	Gangotri - water sculpted rock at Gangotri, where thousands of pilgrims gather. The temple at Gangotri is an object of pilgramage for devout Hindus.
The Alaknanda - is one of the Ganga's many tributaries.	Devprayag - here the streams of the Bhagirathi and the Alaknanda merge to become the Ganga.