The Alaknanda is a tributary of the Ganges. It arises from the Satopanth glacier in Uttaranchal, and merges with the Bhagirathi river near Deoprayag after flowing for around 200 km. Following this merging, the river is then known as the Ganga. The Alaknanda contributes a significantly larger fraction to the flow of the Ganga. In mythology, the Alaknanda is believed to have split off from the celestial Ganga when it landed from heaven. The Hindu pilgrimage centre of Badrinath lies along the banks of the Alaknanda river. A tributary (or affluent or confluent) is a contributory stream, a river that does not reach the sea, but joins another major river (a parent river), to which it contributes its waters, swelling its discharge. ... Early morning on the Ganges The River Ganges (Ganga in Indian languages) (Devanagiri गंगा) is a major river in northern India. ... Austrias longest glacier, the Pasterze, winds its 8 km (5 mile) route at the foot of Austrias highest mountain, the Grossglockner. ... Uttaranchal (उत्तरांचल) became the 27th state of the Republic of India on November 9, 2000 after a relatively short and peaceful struggle by its people in the 1990s, having previously comprised part of Uttar Pradesh. ... The Bhagirathi is one of the two major tributaries of the Ganga. ... For the Second World War frigate class, see River class frigate The Murray River in Australia A river is a large natural waterway. ... KM, Km, or km may stand for: Khmer language (ISO 639 alpha-2, km) Kilometre/Kilometer (only km in minuscule is the correct representation of kilometer as an SI unit of length) Kinemantra Meditation Knowledge management, in the field of Library and information science Knowledge Machine, the KM knowledge representation... The River Ganges (Ganga in Indian languages) is a major river in northern India. ... Mythology is the study of myths: stories of a particular culture that it believes to be true and that feature a specific religious or belief system. ... The heavens are the sky, the celestial sphere, or outer space. ... This article is about the Hindu religion; for other meanings of the word, see Hindu (disambiguation). ... A pilgrimage is a journey by a religious person to a place that is sacred according to his or her religion. ... Badrinath is a town in Uttaranchal, and is one of a group of four places in the Himalayas holy to the Hindus. ...

See also

• Bhagirathi
• Ganges