Panch Prayag or Five Confluences

panch prayag uttarakhandPanch Prayag means "Five Confluences". It refers to the five confluences which takes place at Vishnu Prayag, NandaPrayag, KarnPrayag, Rudraprayag and Devprayag respectively to form river Ganga. Ganga, the most sacred of Indian rivers, is worshipped as the life-giving goddess, which brings salvation to this land. This great river, emerges from the icy glaciers of the Himalayas. Pilgrims bathe in the Ganga on various auspicious days and the water of Ganga is used for purification rituals.

According to the Hindu Mythology when Goddess Ganga started descending to earth, to cherish the mankind, Earth was not able to face the force which Ganga had. To temper her force Ganga was splitted into 12 channels. The siblings again gets unite into single stream after Devaprayag. After the confluence of Alaknanda with Bhagirathi at Devprayag, the river is known as Ganga (Ganges). Four other confluences higher up add up to form the five holy confluences or Panch prayag, which pilgrims visit for worship.

The Panch Prayag Meeting Points

  • Alaknanda meets with Dhauli Ganga at Vishnuprayag.
  • Alaknanda meets with Nandakini at Nandaprayag.
  • Alaknanda meets with Pindar at Karnaprayag.
  • Alaknanda meets with Mandakini at Rudraprayag.
  • Alaknanda meets with Bhagirathi at Devprayag

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