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Uttarakhand Himalayas (Garhwal)


Uttarakhand Himalayas (Garhwal):
(A) Sacred Geography:

Mountains:
Chorabari Glacier (Mandakini Udgam)
Gangotri Glacier (Bhagirathi Udgam)
Nanda Devi Glacier (Rishi-Ganga Udgam)
Nanda Ghunti Glacier (Nandakini Udgam)
Satopanth Glacier (Alakananda Udgam)
Vasudhara Tal Glacial Lake (Dhauli-Ganga Udgam)
Yamunotri Glacier (Yamuna Udgam)


Rivers:
▬ River Alakananda flows (195 km) -- A head-stream of river Ganga
▬ River Bhagirathi flows (205 km) -- A head-stream of river Ganga
▬ River Dhauli-Ganga flows (94 km) -- A tributary of river Alakananda
▬ River Ganga flows (2525 km) -- formed by the confluence of rivers Alakananda and Bhagirathi at Dev Prayag
▬ River Kali Ganga (Saraswati) flows
▬ River Mandakini flows (80 km) -- A tributary of river Alakananda
▬ River Nandakini flows (105 km) -- A tributary of river Alakananda
▬ River Pindari (Pindar) flows (105 km) -- A tributary of river Alakananda
▬ River Rishi-Ganga flows (40 km) -- A tributary of river Dhauli-Ganga
▬ River Yamuna flows (1376 km) -- A tributary of river Ganga


River Sangams:
Alakananda - Dhauli Ganga Sangam: Vishnu Prayag
Alakananda - Nandakini Sangam: Nanda Prayag
Alakananda - Pindari Sangam: Karna Prayag
Alakananda - Mandakini Sangam: Rudra Prayag
Alakananda - Bhagirathi Sangam: Dev Prayag (forms river Ganga)
Mandakini - Vasuki Ganga Sangam: Son Prayag
Mandakini - Kali Ganga Sangam: Kalimath
Mandakini - Madhyamaheshwar Ganga Sangam: Ukhimath

(B) Pilgrimages:

Haridwar, Haridwar district, Uttarakhand Maya Kshetra
Gangadwar
Moksha Puri
- Haridwar (314 m)
(Haridwar district, Uttarakhand)
Shiva: Daksheshwar Mahadev Temple, Bilvakeshwar Mahadev Temple
Bilva Parvat
Nila Parvat
▬ River Ganga flows (Aarti)

Rishikesh Triveni Ghat, Dehradun district, Uttarakhand Kubjamraka Kshetra
- Rishikesh (340 m)
(Dehradun district, Uttarakhand)
Shiva: Neelkanth Mahadev Temple
▬ River Ganga flows

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

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

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

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

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

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

Badrinath Badarikashrama Kshetra
Swayam Vyakta Kshetra
- Badrinath (3300 m)
(Chamoli district, Uttarakhand)
Vishnu: Badri Vishal Temple
Nar Parvat
Narayan Parvat
▬ River Alakananda flows

Sapta Badris:
1. Badri Vishal
2. Adi Badri
3. Vriddha Badri
4. Bhavishya Badri
5. Yogadhyana Badri
6. Dhyana Badri
7. Ardha Badri

Gauri Kund, Rudraprayag district, Uttarakhand Gauri Kund (1982 m)
(Rudraprayag district, Uttarakhand)
Devi: Gauri Devi Temple
▬ River Mandakini flows

Kedarnath Kedara Kshetra
Kedarnatha Jyotirlinga
- Kedarnath (3581 m)
(Rudraprayag district, Uttarakhand)
Shiva: Kedarnath Temple
Kedarnath Parvat
▬ River Mandakini flows

Pancha Kedars:
1. Kedarnath
2. Tunganath
3. Rudranath
4. Madhyamaheshwar
5. Kalpeshwar

Vishwanath Temple, Uttarkashi district, Uttarakhand Uttarkashi (1158 m)
(Uttarkashi district, Uttarakhand)
Shiva: Vishwanath Temple
▬ River Bhagirathi flows

Gangotri Gangotri (3140 m)
(Uttarkashi district, Uttarakhand)
Devi: Devi Ganga Temple
Gangotri Glacier
► River Bhagirathi Udgam (Source) (Aarti)

Yamunotri Yamunotri (3291 m)
(Uttarkashi district, Uttarakhand)
Devi: Devi Yamuna Temple
Yamunotri Glacier
► River Yamuna Udgam (Source) (Aarti)


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