River Alakananda

River Alakananda (195 km) (A head-stream of river Ganga)

(Uttarakhand)
1. Alakananda Udgam: Satopanth (Bhagiratha Kharak and Satopanth Glaciers) (7000 m) (Chamoli district)
2. Alakananda flows: Badrinath (3300 m) (Chamoli district) -- (40 km from Joshimath)
3. Alakananda flows: Joshimath (1875 m) (Chamoli district) -- (10 km from Vishnu Prayag)
4. Alakananda - Dhauli-Ganga Sangam: Vishnu Prayag (1372 m) (Chamoli district) -- (72 km from Nanda Prayag)
5. Alakananda - Nandakini Sangam: Nanda Prayag (914 m) (Chamoli district) -- (22 km from Karna Prayag)
6. Alakananda - Pindari Sangam: Karna Prayag (788 m) (Chamoli district) -- (32 km from Rudra Prayag)
7. Alakananda - Mandakini Sangam: Rudra Prayag (610 m) (Rudraprayag district) -- (66 km from Dev Prayag)
8. Alakananda - Bhagirathi Sangam: Dev Prayag (690 m) (Tehri Garhwal district) -- (98 km from Haridwar)
   River Ganga originates from this Confluence

1. Satopanth - Origin of river Alakananda:

Satopanth (7000 m)
(Chamoli district, Uttarakhand)
► River Alakananda Udgam (Source)

2. Badarikashrama Kshetra (Badrinath) - Swayam Vyakta Kshetra, Char Dham and abode of Lord Badri Vishal:

- Badrinath (3300 m) (Swayam Vyakta Kshetra) (Divya Desam) (Bada Char Dham) (Chota Char Dham) (Sapta Badri)
(Chamoli district, Uttarakhand)

Vishnu: Lord Badri Vishal
Varaha: Varaha Shila
Narasimha: Narasimha Shila
Shiva: Brahma Kapal

- Badarikashrama is a Swayam Vyakta Kshetra where Lord Vishnu abides as Lord Badri Vishal.
- Badarikashrama is the place where Lord Varaha abides as Varaha Shila.
- Badarikashrama is the place where Lord Narasimha abides as Narasimha Shila.
- Badarikashrama is the place where Lord Shiva is associated with Brahma Kapal.

Sages: Vyasa, Nara-Narayana, Narada, Markandeya

- Badarikashrama is a place of penance where various sages performed penance to attain various ends.

Saints: Adi Shankaracharya

- Badarikashrama is a place where Sri Adi Shankaracharya wrote commentaries on Brahma Sutras, Gita and Upanishads.

☗ Nara Parvat
☗ Narayana Parvat
▬ River Alakananda flows
(Skanda Purana - Badarikashrama Mahatmya) (Srimad Bhagavatam)
• Swayam Vyakta Sthalam Sloka

3. Joshimath - Jyotirmath of Adi Shankaracharya:

Joshimath (1875 m) (Divya Desam)
(Chamoli district, Uttarakhand)

Narasimha: Narsingh Bhagavan

- Joshimath is the place where Lord Narasimha abides as Narsingh Bhagavan. The hand of the image of Lord Narsingh is getting thinner day-by-day. It is believed that when the hand breaks, the mountains Nara and Narayana will join together. Then Lord Badrinath will disappear and reappear in Bhavishya Badri.

Saints: Adi Shankaracharya (Jyotir Math)

- Joshimath is the place where Sri Adi Shankaracharya established his northern Math known as Jyotir Math.

▬ River Alakananda flows

4. Vishnu Prayag - Confluence of rivers Alakananda and Dhauli Ganga:

Vishnu Prayag (1372 m) (Uttarakhand Pancha Prayag)
(Chamoli district, Uttarakhand)

- Nanda Prayag is the confluence of rivers Alakananda and Dhauli Ganga.

◉ Alakananda - Dhauli Ganga Sangam (Confluence)

5. Nanda Prayag - Confluence of rivers Alakananda and Nandakini:

Nanda Prayag (914 m) (Uttarakhand Pancha Prayag)
(Chamoli district, Uttarakhand)

- Nanda Prayag is the confluence of rivers Alakananda and Nandakini.

◉ Alakananda - Nandakini Sangam (Confluence)

6. Karna Prayag - Confluence of rivers Alakananda and Pindar (Pindari):

Karna Prayag (788 m) (Uttarakhand Pancha Prayag)
(Chamoli district, Uttarakhand)

- Karna Prayag is the confluence of rivers Alakananda and Pindar (Pindari).

◉ Alakananda - Pindar (Pindari) Sangam (Confluence)

7. Rudra Prayag - Confluence of rivers Alakananda and Mandakini:

Rudra Prayag (610 m) (Uttarakhand Pancha Prayag)
(Rudraprayag district, Uttarakhand)

- Rudra Prayag is the confluence of rivers Alakananda and Mandakini.

◉ Alakananda - Mandakini Sangam (Confluence)

8. Dev Prayag - Confluence of rivers Alakananda and Bhagirathi:

Dev Prayag (690 m) (Uttarakhand Pancha Prayag)
(Tehri Garhwal district, Uttarakhand)

- Dev Prayag is the confluence of rivers Alakananda and Bhagirathi giving rise to river Ganga.

◉ Alakananda - Bhagirathi Sangam (Confluence)
▬ River Ganga flows