Devprayag is a city in the state of Uttaranchal in northern India. It is significant because it is the point where the Bhagirathi and the Alaknanda join to form the Ganga. It is one of the five sacred confluences in the hills and is a great place of pilgrimage for devout Hindus. Devaprayag stands at an elevation of 2265 ft. on the side of a hill which rises above it 800 ft. On a terrace in the upper part of the village is the temple of Raghunath, built of huge uncemented stones, pyramidical in form and capped by a white cupola. India is subdivided into twenty-eight states and seven union territories States and territories of India States: Union Territories: Andaman and Nicobar Islands Chandigarh Dadra and Nagar Haveli Daman and Diu Lakshadweep Pondicherry National Capital Territory of Delhi // History Pre-independence British India, which included all of modern-day India... Uttaranchal (Hindi: उतà¥à¤¤à¤°à¤¾à¤‚चल) became the 27th state of the Republic of India on November 9, 2000. ... A map showing North India North India is a geographic and linguistic-cultural region of India. ... The Bhagirathi is one of the two major tributaries of the Ganga. ... The Alaknanda is a tributary of the Ganges. ... Early morning on the Ganges The River Ganges (Ganga in Indian languages) (Devanagiri गंगा) is a major river in northern India. ...
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Devaprayag in the Himalayas at a height of 1700 feet above sea level, where Alakananda and Bhagirathi merge to form the Ganges, is considered to be a pilgrimage center of great significance.
It is held in reverence all over India, and is a resting point for pilgrims bound to (and from) Badrinath and is located at a distance of 70 km from Rishikesh enroute to Badrinath.
Devaprayag is considered to be Tirukkandam or Kadinagar.
There are plenty of ashrams and dharamsalas for the pilgrims and at many places yoga lessons are given.
The confluence at Devaprayag is considered to be the second most holy confluence in Hinduism after the confluence of Ganga and Yamuna at Varanasi in the Indian plains.
It is from Devaprayag that the river starts taking the name Ganga.
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