Vishnuprayag, Uttarakhand
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Vishnuprayag is one of the Panch Prayag (five intersections) of Alaknanda River, and lies at the juncture of Alaknanda River and Dhauliganga River, in Chamoli region in the Indian territory of Uttarakhand. Vishnuprayag gets its name from Vishnu, it is where Sage Narada contemplated, after which Vishnu showed up before him. It is close to Kagbhusandi Lake.
The Alaknanda River, which begins in the eastern slants of ice sheet fields of Chaukhamba, is joined by the Saraswathi River close Mana, and afterward streams before the Badrinath sanctuary. It at that point meets the Dhauli Ganga River, which begins from the Niti Pass, to frame the Vishnuprayag.
This stretch of the Alaknanda River is known as the Vishnu Ganga. Legend portrays the love offered by sage Narada to god Vishnu at this conjunction. An octagonal molded sanctuary is situated close to the juncture that is dated to 1889, and is credited to the Maharani of Indore - Ahalyabai. A stairway from this sanctuary prompts the juncture.
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