Shivling is a mountain at tapovan 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. It lies in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand,  south of the Hindu holy site of Gaumukh (the source of the Bhagirathi River).
Shivling is a mountain at Tapovan in the Gangotri Himalayas, near the Gangotri Glacier's end and adjacent to the lush meadow of Tapovan, both revered sites in Hinduism. It is situated in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand, south of the holy site of Gaumukh (the source of the Bhagirathi River).