About Uttarkashi

Located at an altitude of 1558 meters, the proximity of Uttarkashi to Gangotri makes it an important tourist destination. However, Uttarkashi is primarily a temple town in its own right, and more than that it is the town of Lord Shiv.

Uttarkashi is the hub of activity in the district: provisions that have to go to higher reaches of the mountains go from here; people who are visiting Gangotri usually break their journey to take a night's rest; trekking and mountaineering enthusiasts use it as a base, or to visit the nearby Nehru Institute of Mountaineering (NIM).

Maneri
Roughly 13 km upstream of Uttarkashi is the village of Maneri. Here, a lake – of an unbelievably beautiful and clear color reflecting the surrounding conifers-- has been formed by damming the Bhagirathi, which is fast becoming a popular tourist attraction. The Maneri-Bhali project, which supplies 93 MW of power to Uttarakhand, is located on the left bank of Bhagirathi, close to Uttarkashi.