Badrinath is a town and nagar panchayat in Chamoli district in the state of Uttarakhand, India. It is a Hindu holy place, and is one of the four sites in India's Char Dham pilgrimage. It is also part of India's Chota Char Dham pilgrimage circuit and gets its name from the Badrinath Temple.
The Alaknanda is a turbulent Himalayan river in the Indian state of Uttarakhand and one of the two headstreams of the Ganges, the major river of Northern India and a river considered holy in Hinduism. In hydrology, the Alaknanda is considered the source stream of the Ganges on account of its greater length and discharge; while, in Hindu tradition and culture, the other headstream, the Bhagirathi, is considered the source stream.
Devprayag is a town and a nagar panchayat, near New Tehri city in Tehri Garhwal District in the state of Uttarakhand, India, and is the final one of the Panch Prayag of Alaknanda River where Alaknanda meets the Bhagirathi river and both rivers thereafter flow on as the Ganges river or Ganga.
Karnaprayag is a town and municipal board in the Chamoli District in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. Karnaprayag is one of the Panch Prayag of Alaknanda River, situated at the confluence of the Alaknanda and Pindar River.
Nandaprayag is a town and a nagar panchayat in Chamoli district in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. Nandaprayag is one of the Panch Prayag of Alaknanda River and lies at the confluence of the Alaknanda River and Nandakini River. Nandaprayag was once the capital of the Yadu kingdom.
Rudraprayag is a city and a municipality in Rudraprayag district in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. Rudraprayag is one of the Panch Prayag of Alaknanda River, the point of confluence of rivers Alaknanda and Mandakini. Kedarnath, a Hindu holy city is located 86 km from Rudraprayag. The man-eating Leopard of Rudraprayag hunted and written about by Jim Corbett dwelled here.
The Dhauliganga is a turbulent Himalayan river which rises in the border regions of India and China and flows south into the Garhwal region of Uttarakhand, India. It joins the Alaknanda, the major source stream of the Ganges river.
Mana Pass or Chongnyi La is one of the highest vehicle-accessible passes in the world, containing a road constructed in the 2005-2010 period for the Indian military by the Border Roads Organisation and visible on 2011 imagery on visual globe systems such as Google Earth. The well-graded gravel-dirt road is higher on the Indian side than the new road on the Tibetan side, and rises to 5,610 metres (18,406 ft) on the Indian side of the border, 250 m west of the low point of the 5,632 metres (18,478 ft) Mana Pass SRTM.
The Char Dham, also rendered the Chatur Dhama is a set of four Hindu pilgrimage sites in India, consisting of Badrinath, Dwarka, Puri and Rameswaram. Badrinath, Dwarka, and Puri are shrines of Vishnu, whereas Rameswaram is a shrine of Shiva.
Panch Prayag is an expression in Hindu religious ethos, specifically used to connote the five sacred river confluences in the Garhwal Himalayas in the state of Uttarakhand, India. The five prayags - prayaga meaning "place of confluence of rivers" in Sanskrit - also termed as "Prayag pentad" are Vishnuprayag, Nandaprayag, Karnaprayag, Rudraprayag and Devprayag, in the descending flow sequence of their occurrence.
Vasudhara Falls is a waterfall situated near Badrinath, in Uttarakhand, India.
Mana is a village in the district of Chamoli in the Indian state of Uttarakhand, located at an altitude of 3,200 meters {10,500 feet}. It is located on the northern terminus of National Highway 7, Mana is the first village before the Mana Pass and is 26 kilometres from the border of India and Tibet. The village is at a distance of about 3 km from the Hindu Pilgrimage Badrinath and the two places are culturally connected with each other.
Nandakini is a glacial fed river that originates on the western edge of the Nanda Ghunti peak. It is one of the six main tributaries of the Ganges. The river joins the Alaknanda at Nandprayag (870m), which is one of the panch prayags or holy confluences on the Alaknanda. Flowing through the Chamoli district of Uttarakhand, this river traverses a distance of around 105 kilometers before eventually converging with the Alaknanda River.
Uttarakhand is a state in the northern part of India. It is often referred to as the "Devbhumi" due to its religious significance and numerous Hindu temples and pilgrimage sites found throughout the state. As a result, religious tourism forms a major portion of the tourism in the state. Uttarakhand is known for the natural environment of the Himalayas. 2019 Tourist Arrivals Domestic – 40,000,000 per/year and Foreigner – 150,000 per year. Tourism business in Uttarakhand generated ₹ 23,000 crores during 2013–14.
Mandir Parbat is a mountain of the Garhwal Himalaya in Uttarakhand India. The elevation of Mandir Parbat is 6,559 metres (21,519 ft) and its prominence is 807 metres (2,648 ft). It is joint 73rd highest located entirely within the Uttrakhand. Nanda Devi, is the highest mountain in this category. It lies 10. 3 km south of Kamet 7,756 metres (25,446 ft). Its nearest higher neighbor unnamed summit 6,909 metres (22,667 ft) lies 5.7 km NE. It is located 6.1 km SW of Deoban 6,855 metres (22,490 ft) and 19 km SSE lies Hathi Parbat 6,727 metres (22,070 ft).
Saraswati Parbat II is a mountain of the Garhwal Himalaya in Uttarakhand India.The elevation of Saraswati Parbat II is 6,775 metres (22,228 ft) and its prominence is 551 metres (1,808 ft). It is 37th highest located entirely within the Uttrakhand. Nanda Devi, is the highest mountain in this category. It falls under Kamet Zaskar Range. It lies between Saraswati Parbat I and Chamrao Parbat I It lies 3.1 km NNW of Chamrao Parbat I 6,910 metres (22,671 ft). Its nearest higher neighbor Saraswati Parbat I 6,940 metres (22,769 ft). It is located 9.1 km NNW of Mukut Parbat 7,242 metres (23,760 ft) and 7.1 km west lies Balbala 6,416 metres (21,050 ft).
Nilgiri Parbat is a mountain of the Garhwal Himalaya in Uttarakhand India and rises to an elevation of 6,474 metres (21,240 ft) with a prominence is 893 metres (2,930 ft). It is 91st highest located entirely within Uttarakhand. Nanda Devi, is the highest mountain in this category. It lies 6.7 km NW of Ratabon and 9.4 km south of Deoban. It lies 6.3 km SSW of Mandir Parbat its nearest higher neighbor. It is located 12.7 km NNW of Hathi Parbat 6,727 metres (22,070 ft) and 11.2 km north lies Mana Peak 7,272 metres (23,858 ft).
Chamrao Parbat II is a mountain of the Garhwal Himalaya in Uttarakhand, India. It is situated in the Zaskar Range. The elevation of Chamrao Parbat II is 6,760 metres (22,178 ft) and its prominence is 210 metres (689 ft). It is 41st highest located entirely within the Uttarakhand. Nanda Devi, is the highest mountain in this category. It lies 6.6 km NW of Kamet 7,756 metres (25,446 ft). Its nearest higher neighbor Mukut Parbat 7,242 metres (23,760 ft) lies 2.5 km SE and it is 9 km NW of Mana NW 7,092 metres (23,268 ft). It lies 3.3 km SE of Chamrao Parbat I.
Balbala is a mountain of the Garhwal Himalaya in Uttarakhand India. It is situated in the Zanskar Range on the border between India and China. The elevation of Balbala is 6,416 metres (21,050 ft) and its prominence is 305 metres (1,001 ft). It is 100th highest located entirely within the Uttarakhand. Nanda Devi, is the highest mountain in this category. It lies 2 km east of Balbala West 6,282 metres (20,610 ft). Saraswati Parbat I 6,940 metres (22,769 ft) lies 6.5 km ENE and it is 9.6 km WNW of Chamrao Parbat I 6,910 metres (22,671 ft). It lies 6.7 km ESE of Tara Parbat 6,069 metres (19,911 ft).
Kalindi is a mountain of the Garhwal Himalaya in Uttarakhand India. The elevation of Kalindi is 6,102 metres (20,020 ft). It lies 1.1 km North of Avalanche Peak (India) 6,196 metres (20,328 ft) its nearest higher neighbor. Mana Parbat II 6,771 metres (22,215 ft) lies 4.2 km NNW and it is 6.1 km NNE of Chandra Parbat I 6,739 metres (22,110 ft).
