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River Alakananda trail


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. Balkun peak near Satopanth, Chamoli district, Uttarakhand Satopanth (7000 m)
(Chamoli district, Uttarakhand)
► River Alakananda Udgam (Source)

2. Badarikashrama Kshetra:

Badrinath - Badrinath (3300 m)
(Chamoli district, Uttarakhand)
Vishnu: Lord Badri Vishal
☗ Nara Parvat
☗ Narayana Parvat
▬ River Alakananda flows

3. Joshimath, Chamoli district, Uttarakhand Joshimath (1875 m)
(Chamoli district, Uttarakhand)
Saint: Jyotirmath (Shankaracharya)
▬ River Alakananda flows

4. Vishnu Prayag Vishnu Prayag (1372 m)
(Chamoli district, Uttarakhand)
◉ Alakananda - Dhauli Ganga Sangam (Confluence)

5. Nanda Prayag Nanda Prayag (914 m)
(Chamoli district, Uttarakhand)
◉ Alakananda - Nandakini Sangam (Confluence)

6. Karna Prayag Karna Prayag (788 m)
(Chamoli district, Uttarakhand)
◉ Alakananda - Pindar (Pindari) Sangam (Confluence)

7. Rudra Prayag Rudra Prayag (610 m)
(Rudra Prayag district, Uttarakhand)
◉ Alakananda - Mandakini Sangam (Confluence)

8. Dev Prayag Dev Prayag (690 m)
(Tehri Garhwal district, Uttarakhand)
◉ Alakananda - Bhagirathi Sangam (Confluence)


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