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It lies in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand, 6 kilometres (4 mi) south of the Hindu holy site of Gaumukh (the source of the Bhagirathi River). Its name refers to its status as a sacred symbol – Shiva Linga. It was called \"Matterhorn Peak\" by early European visitors because of its similarity in appearance to that Alpine peak. While not of locally great elevation, it is a dramatic rock peak, and the most visually striking peak as seen from Gaumukh; that and the difficulty of the climb make it a famed prize for mountaineers.","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shivling_(mountain)"},"skitours":[],"id":1478258063,"data":{"_id":"1478258063","elevation":[{"id":"gangotri-national-park","nid":"20000002713675","name":"Gangotri National Park","type":"NP","level":1,"index":33,"total":56},{"id":"bhatwari","nid":"20000009984563","name":"Bhatwari","type":"ADM","level":6,"index":34,"total":70}],"prominence":[{"id":"gangotri-national-park","nid":"20000002713675","name":"Gangotri National Park","type":"NP","level":1,"index":8,"total":56},{"id":"bhatwari","nid":"20000009984563","name":"Bhatwari","type":"ADM","level":6,"index":9,"total":70}]},"canonicalUrl":"shivling","type":1,"description":"Shivling is a mountain in the Gangotri Group of peaks in the western Garhwal Himalaya, near the snout of the Gangotri Glacier, one of the biggest glaciers in the Himalayas, and Tapovan, a beautiful lush meadows, both being also popular pilgrimage sites in Hinduism. 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