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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| Date of Upd. | |
| 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.