SSC MTS EXAM

Detailed explanation-1: -The terminus of the Gangotri Glacier is said to resemble a cow’s mouth, and the place is called Gomukh or Gaumukh (gou, cow + mukh, face). Gomukh, which is about 19 km (11.8 mi) from the town of Gangotri, is the precise source of the Bhagirathi river, an important tributary of the Ganges.

Detailed explanation-2: -The river Bhagirathi flows from Gangotri and at Devprayag, it meets another headstream of Ganga called Alaknanda.

Detailed explanation-3: -The river Ganga originates from the Gangotri Glacier, flows through the North Gangetic Plains, joins Brahmaputra and ends its journey in the Bay of Bengal.