The Geographical Dictionary of Ancient and Mediaeval India c5.s5.26

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Gaurīkuṇḍa—1. A holy place at a very short distance below Gaṅgotrī, where the Kedār-Gaṅgā debouches into the Bhāgīrathī (Fraser's *Himala Mountains*, p. 466). Below Gaurīkuṇḍa, there is a small temple dedicated to the goddess Gaṅgā. The temple is situated precisely on the sacred stone on which Bhagīratha performed asceticism to bring down the goddess (*Ibid.*, p. 468). 2. A sacred lake on the Kailāsa mountain, which is the source of rivers Sindhu and Sarajū (Rāmānanda Bhāratī's *Himāraṇya*). 3. There is another sacred pool known by the name of Gaurīkuṇḍa which is one day's journey from Kedārnāth (Fraser's *Himala Mountains*, p. 301), or about eight miles to the south of the latter, containing a spring of hot water. 4. A hot spring on the bank of the Kālī-gaṅgā on the boundary of Nepal and the British district of Almora.