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SAGE
ASIT'S EPISODE:
This place also is inhabited by sages, and in the past many did penance and
obtained salvation. For penance, it is the most suitable spot. There is a story
current in this part, that once a great sage by name Asit lived here. He was
taking bath both at Yamunotri and Gangotri daily, and this he continued till
reaching his ripe old age. When he could not go to Gangotri, a long distance for
bath in his tattering age, Gangotri taking pity on him, emerged from a rock in a
soft stream near Yamunotri for facilitating his daily bath. This place is held
in high esteem since then. Besides this miracle, there occurred here another
interesting episode, connected with Hanuman's life. The place where Yamunotri
descended to this world is called Bundar punch monkey's
tail. According to local version, it was here in this ice cool waters of Yamuna,
Hanuman dipped his tail to extinguish its fire after burning Lanka, so held in
veneration by all.
It
lies in the Gharwal district of Himalayas accessible by was from Rishikesh.
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