Jun 30, 2014
View of the Bunderpunch Peak in Yamunotri - Himalayas 1860's
Bunderpoonch peak was named after the legend that Hanuman, the Monkey God, after setting the city of Lanka on fire with his burning tail, extinguished the flame on his tail here, hence the name Bunderpunch (monkey tail). Yamunotri is the source of the Yamuna river which emerges from a frozen lake of ice and glaciers on the Kalinda Parvat at an altitude of 4421 meters.
Source: British Library
Photographer: Samuel Bourne
Jun 29, 2014
Gomukh, Origin of Bhagirathi River and Terminus of Gangotri Glacier In Himalayas - 1860's
Gomukh, the terminus or snout of the Gangotri Glacier, from where Bhagirathi River originates, is one of the primary sources of the Ganges River. The place is situated at a height of 13,200 ft. It is one of the largest in the Himalayas with an estimated volume of over 27 cubic kilometers.
Know more about Gomukh in Wikipedia
Source: British Library
Photographer: Samuel Bourne
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