River Mandakini

River Mandakini (of Badrinath) (81 km) (A tributary of river Alakananda)

Mandakini Udgam: Chorabari Glacier near Kedarnath
Mandakini flows: Kedarnath (Rudraprayag district) -- Jyotirlinga of Lord Shiva (16 km from Gauri Kund)
Mandakini flows: Gauri Kund (Rudraprayag district) -- Penance of Devi Parvati, Ganesha getting Elephant head (45 km from Ukhimath, 75 km from Rudra Prayag)
Mandakini - Vasuki Ganga Sangam: Son Prayag (Rudraprayag district) -- Near Triyuginarayana Temple (7 km from Gauri Kund)
Mandakini - Kali Ganga Sangam: Kalimath (Rudraprayag district) -- Devi Kali vanquishing Raktabeeja (20 km from Ukhimath, 40 km from Gauri Kund)
Mandakini - Madhyamaheshwar Ganga Sangam: Ukhimath or Okhimath (Rudraprayag district) -- Connecting point of Pancha Kedars, Omkareshwar Temple (45 km from Gauri Kund)
Mandakini - Alakananda Sangam: Rudra Prayag (Rudraprayag district) -- Narada worshipping Lord Shiva (66 km from Dev Prayag)

1. Kedarnath - Kedarnatha Jyotirlinga:

- Kedarnath (3581 m) (Jyotirlinga) (Paadal Petra Sthalam) (Chota Char Dham) (Pancha Kedar)
(Rudraprayag district, Uttarakhand)
Shiva: Kedarnath, Bhairavnath
Devotees: Nara-Narayana (Pnc)
Saints: Adi Shankaracharya
☗ Kedarnath Parvat
▬ River Mandakini flows
(Shiva Purana) (Skanda Purana - Kedara Khanda)
• Kedarnatha Jyotirlinga - Lord Shiva granting boon to devotees Nara and Narayana
(Shiva Purana - Koti Rudra Samhita - 19)

2. Gauri Kund - Place of penance of Devi Parvati:

Gauri Kund, Rudraprayag district, Uttarakhand

- Gauri Kund (1982 m)
(Rudraprayag district, Uttarakhand)
Devi Devi Gauri (Pnc)
▬ River Mandakini flows

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

Rudra Prayag (610 m) (Uttarakhand Pancha Prayag)
(Rudraprayag district, Uttarakhand)
◉ Alakananda - Mandakini Sangam (Confluence)

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