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Pre-dawn Neelkanth (6,597 meters), Uttarakhand, India (Explored :):))

Neelkanth peak is located near Badrinath ( one of the holiest shrines for hindus worldover) in Uttarakhand (India). Neelkanth (blue throat) is another name for lord Shiva.

Satopanth glacier, the origin of Alaknanda (one of the two major tributaries of The Ganges), lies north-west of Neelkanth (25 Km trek from the point this picture was taken)

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Uploaded on November 11, 2011
Taken on October 24, 2011