Puja performed at Gangotri for soldiers killed in Ladakh

The teerth purohits at the Himalayan temple prayed to goddess Ganga asking for strength to the families of the departed soldiers to bear the loss. They also urged the Centre to ensure that their deaths do not go in vain and their killing is avenged, Gangotri Mandir Samiti president Suresh Semwal said.

Teerth purohits performed puja at Gangotri on Friday for the soldiers killed in a face-off with Chinese forces at Galwan Valley in Ladakh. The teerth purohits at the Himalayan temple prayed to goddess Ganga asking for strength to the families of the departed soldiers to bear the loss.

They also urged the Centre to ensure that their deaths do not go in vain and their killing is avenged, Gangotri Mandir Samiti president Suresh Semwal said. A tribute will also be paid to the slain soldiers by lighting 108 earthen lamps at the temple, he said.

Located 18 km from the Harsil army camp, Gangotri temple in Uttarkashi district is close to the border with China..