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India's Deepest River Valley - Bhagirathi and Alaknanda

Bhagirathi 

It is a Himalayan river. The Bhagirathi River originates from the 'Gangotri Glacier' near 'Gomukh' located in the Uttarkashi district of the Garhwal region of Uttarakhand. This is also called the origin of Ganga, but in this region it is known as Bhagirathi. Bhagirathi goes ahead and meets the Alaknanda river at Dev Prayag. The length of Bhagirathi river is 205 km or 127 miles. The famous Tehri Dam is built on this river at a place called Tehri.

Dev Prayag
Dev Prayag

According to Hindu mythology, Maharishi Bhagirathi obtained it from Lord Shankar's hair in his Kamandal for the salvation of living beings. For this reason it is considered as the holy river of India. This is the origin of river Ganges.

Alaknanda

This is also a Himalayan river. The Alaknanda River originates from the Satopanth glacier located in the Chamoli district of the Garhwal region of Uttarakhand. Its length is 190 km or 118 miles. Its left side tributaries are Dhauliganga, Nandakini and Pindar while right side tributary is Mandakini which joins Alaknanda river near Rudraprayag. The Alaknanda River meets the Bhagirathi River at Devprayag. After that both these rivers are jointly known as river Ganges and near Haridwar it leaves the mountains and enters the plains.

    Sr. No.                Site                             River Confluence

        1 –            Vishnu Prayag                 Alaknanda + Dhaulaganga
        2 –            Nand Prayag                   Alaknanda + Mandakini
        3 –            Karna Prayag                  Alaknanda + Pindar
        4 –            Rudra Prayag                  Alaknanda + Vasukganga
        5 –            Dev Prayag                     Alaknanda + Bhagirathi
        6 –            Prayag                            Ganga + Yamuna + Saraswati

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