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Image:Devprayag Bhagirathi Alaknanda.jpg|The [[Bhagirathi]] ''(left)'' joins the [[Alaknanda]] ''(right)'' at Devprayag |
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Image:Alaknanda devprayag.jpg|The sediment-laden '''Alaknanda''' river flowing into Devprayag. |
Image:Alaknanda devprayag.jpg|The sediment-laden '''Alaknanda''' river flowing into Devprayag. |
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Image:Devprayag - Confluence of Bhagirathi and Alaknanda.JPG|[[Devprayag]] the confluence of [[Bhagirathi]] and [[Alaknanda]] rivers [[Ganga]] gets the name "Ganga" beyond [[Devprayag]] |
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== See also == |
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Devprayag
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| Website | 210.212.78.56/50cities/devprayag/english/home.asp |
Devprayag (Devaprayāg) (Devanagari: देव प्रयाग) is a town and a nagar panchayat (municipality) in Pauri Garhwal District [1][2] in the state of Uttarakhand, India, and is one of the Panch Prayag (five confluences) of Alaknanda River.
Overview
Traditionally, it is considered to be the place where sage Deosharma, led his ascetic life, giving birth its present name, Devprayag, and is one of the five sacred confluences in the hills and is an important place of pilgrimage for devout Hindus [3].
On a terrace in the upper part of the village is the temple of Raghunathji, built of huge stones, pyramidal in form and capped by a white cupola.
Geography
Devprayag is the point where the Bhagirathi River and the Alaknanda River join to form the Ganges River. Devprayag is located at the confluence of the Bhagirathi and Alaknanda rivers. It has an average elevation of 830 metres (2,723 feet).
Demographics
As of 2001[update] India census,[4] Dev Prayag had a population of 2144. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Dev Prayag has an average literacy rate of 77%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 82% and, female literacy is 72%. In Dev Prayag, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age. The town is the seat of the pandas of the Badrinath Dham.
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The Bhagirathi (left) joins the Alaknanda (right) at Devprayag -
The sediment-laden Alaknanda river flowing into Devprayag. -
Devprayag the confluence of Bhagirathi and Alaknanda rivers Ganga gets the name "Ganga" beyond Devprayag
See also
References
- ^ Fast facts Devprayag Official website.
- ^ Map of Pauri Garhwal district Pauri Garhwal District Official website.
- ^ Devprayag Tehri Garhwal district, Official website.
- ^ Template:GR
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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