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Chaukhamba (The Four Pillars)

Updated: Jan 20, 2021

This is The Golden View of Chaukhambha Mountain peaks seen from Bhanigram village of District Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand. Chaukhambha is a mountain massif in the Gangotri Group of the Garhwal Himalaya.It is located in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand, west of the Hindu holy town of Badrinath. Chaukhamba has four summits and ranging in elevation from 7,138 metres (23,419 ft) to 6,854 m (22,487 ft) with an average elevation 7,014 m.


When Autumn season at its end and the winter is going to come ,The Sun is on the Southeast side of sky causing short day and long night.The Sun travels shorter distance on the sky that's why at evening its rays also travel shorter horizontal distance due to which all the Spectrum of its rays are not scattered completely and sky and Snow covered mountains look Yellow in colour unlike in Summer when its rays have to travel longer horizontal distance and almost scattered all colours except Red hence sky looks Red on evening.


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