# Mukhba

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{{Short description|Village in Harsil, Uttarakhand, India}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2023}}
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'''Mukhba''' is a small village near the [Gangotri Temple](/source/Gangotri_Temple) in [Harsil](/source/Harsil), [Uttarakhand](/source/Uttarakhand), India, that hosts the idol of Goddess Ganga during winters, after it is brought down in a ritual ceremony from the temple, some nine miles away, as it becomes inaccessible after being snowed in.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IoFuAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA19|title=Ganga: A Journey Down the Ganges River|first=Julian Crandall|last=Hollick|date=July 21, 2008|publisher=Island Press|isbn=9781597263863|via=Google Books}}</ref> The priests of the Gangotri Temple hail from this village. The idol is brought down during the festival of [Diwali](/source/Diwali) (usually in October) with great celebration, and returns to the temple in spring (in April).<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nHZ5CwAAQBAJ&pg=PT132|title=Indian Himalaya: Story of a 100 Visits|first=Kirit|last=Rindani|date=January 7, 2016|publisher=Partridge Publishing|isbn=9781482858860|via=Google Books}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://www.chardhamtour.in/blog/mukhba/ Mukhba Village - Information]

{{Coord missing|Uttarakhand}}

Category:Villages in Uttarkashi district

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