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Vishnuprayag
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thumb|right|Confluence of the Dhauliganga River|Dhauliganga (right) with the Alaknanda (left) at Vishnuprayag Vishnuprayāg is the confluence of India's Alaknanda and Dhauliganga rivers—the first of five major confluences of the Alakanda known as the Panch Prayag. It is located at an elevation of in the Chamoli district in the state of Uttarakhand.
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thumb|right|Confluence of the Dhauliganga River|Dhauliganga (right) with the Alaknanda (left) at Vishnuprayag Vishnuprayāg is the confluence of India's Alaknanda and Dhauliganga rivers—the first of five major confluences of the Alakanda known as the Panch Prayag. It is located at an elevation of in the Chamoli district in the state of Uttarakhand.
Vishnuprayāg derives its name from Vishnu, reflecting a belief that it is the place where the sage Narada meditated and offered to worship to god Vishnu, after which Vishnu appeared before him.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Vishnuprayag” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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