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Rudrapraprayag, Panchprayag |
Rudraprayag lies at an altitude of 700 m in the Garhwal Division of Uttaranachal. With a small population of 5,000, Rudraprayag is one of the 6 districts of Garhwal in Uttaranchal.
Sight Seeing :
Rudraprayag is the confluence of the Rivers Mandakini and Alaknanda. It is believed that sage Narad meditated here for several years at the temple of Rudranath. The temple is situated at the meeting point of the two rivers. Rudraprayag is one of the five famous prayags of Garhwal in Uttaranchal. The river Mandakini flows from the Kedarnath while Alaknanda flows from the Alkapuri glacier beyond Badrinath. Rudraprayag lies on the famous pilgrimage route of Kedarnath and Badrinath. From Rudraprayag, you can go on excursion to Chamoli, Gopeshwar, Pipalkoti, Agastya Muni and Helong. All these towns are famous for ancient temples dating from 7th century AD up to 12th century AD. Nearby town of Srinagar is the famous educational town of Garhwal. There are several ancient temples in this town
How to Reach :
By Air: The nearest airport is at Jolly Grant in Dehradun, which is 158km from Rudraprayag.
By Rail: The nearest railheads to Rudraprayag are Kotdwar at a distance of 173 km and Rishikesh at a distance of 140 km.
By Road: Rudraprayag is well connected by surface network with all the major towns like Dehradun, Rishikesh, Kotdwar, Pauri, Joshimath, Gopeshwar, Badrinath, Kedarnath, Nainital, Almora and Delhi.
Panch prayag' or the five most sacred river confluences of the Garhwal Himalayas are of immense religious importance. The five prayags are VishnuPrayag, NandPrayag, KarnaPrayag, RudraPrayag and DevPrayag, of which three are in Chamoli district.
DevPrayag:
It is the confluence of river Alaknanda and Bhagirathi and is famous for temples and river GHATS. It is believed that it was at DevPrayag where lord Vishnu begged for 3 steps of land from King Bali. Fairs are held on the occasion of Ramnavmi, Dussherra and Basant Panchami.
VishnuPrayag :
It is the confluence of Alaknanda and Dhauli Ganga Rivers at 6000 feet above sea level. Joshimath is just 12 kms from Vishnuprayag.
NandaPrayag:
It is the confluence of Alaknanda and Mandakini rivers, about 21 kms from Karnaprayag, on the main route to Badrinath. The famous Gopalji temple is situated here. NandaPrayag hosts fair on the occasion of Baisakhi and Janmasthami.
KarnaPrayag:
It is situated on the sacred confluence of Alaknanda and Pindari rivers and is known for the Karna Temple and the Uma Devi Temple. It is believed that Lord Surya gifted Kavatch, Kundal and Tuneer to Karna at KarnaPrayag. KarnaPrayag hosts several temples groups- KaalBhairov temple dedicated to Kaleshwar in the North, Jaleshwar temple in the South and Chandika temple & Narayan temple in the East.
RudraPragay:
It is the confluence of Alaknanda and Mandakini rivers and is well known for LaxmiNarayan and Durga temples. In the north of RudraPrayag is Koteshwar where millions of Shivlings are believed to exist. Huge fair is hosted every year on the day on Mahashivratri. RudraPrayag is 32 kms from KarnaPrayag. |
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