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Panch Prayag of Garhwal

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.

Temples of Garhwal

Chamoli :
Badrinath Hemkund Saheb
Gopeshwar Prayags

Pauri :
Siddhbali Temple Durga Devi Temple
Shri Koteshwar Mahadev Medanpuri Devi Temple
Tarkeshwar Mahadev Keshorai Math
Shankar Math Kamleshwar Temple
Devalgarh Dhar Devi

Uttarkashi :
Gangotri Yamunotri

Dehradun :
Mussoorie Rishikesh
Bhadraj Temple Bharat Mandir
Surkhanda Devi Kailash Niketan Mandir
Jwalaji Temple Satya Narayan Temple
Nag Devta Temple Shatrughan Temple
Parkasheshwar Temple Neelkanth Mahadev

RudraPrayag :
Kedarnath Shankaracharya Samadhi
Gaurikund Son Prayag
Panch Kedar Madhyamaheshwar
Tungnath Koteshwar
Guptkashi

Haridwar :
Har ki Pauri Sapt Rishi Ashram and Sapt Sarovar
Mansa Devi Temple Chandi Devi Temple
Maya Devi Temple Daksha Mahadev Temple

Tehri Garhwal :
Surkhanda Devi Temple