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KARANPRAYAG -
BADRINATH ROUTE |
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Places |
Height (Mt) |
Km |
Importance |
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Karanprayag
 |
795 |
0 |
One of the
five Prayags (Dev Prayag, Rudra
Prayag, Nand Prayag, Vishnu Prayag and Keshav Prayag
being other four) is situated at the confluence of Alakhnanda and
Pinder rivers, Karna (the 6th Pandav Brother) meditated here and got
the divine impregnable Shield. Temple of Uma Devi and Karna are also
located. |
|
Nand Prayag |
914 |
22 |
A
picturesque town at
the confluence of Alakhnanda and Nandakini rivers. |
|
Chamoli |
1069 |
32 |
A town on
the banks of Alakhnanda
9 Km ahead of District headquarters
Gopeshwar. An alternative route
to
Kedarnath
is available via Ukhimath. |
|
Pipalkoti |
1311 |
49 |
Located in a
green valley and has clean Eating joints. |
|
Garura Ganga |
1372 |
54 |
Situated on
the bank of a rivulet of same name. It is said
that Lord Badrinath left his carrier the Garura
at this spot. Garura being the arch enemy of
the snake, it is believed that pebbles and stones of
this river carry antidote properties. |
|
Helang |
1524 |
66 |
There
is a 9 Km bridle
trek to Kalpeshwar cave temple one of the
five Kedars
situated between the beautiful surroundings of Urgam valley. |
|
Joshimath
 |
1890 |
80 |
Jyotirmath
or Joshimath is among one of the four Maths
founded by Adi Guru
Shankaracharya. He meditated here at a cave
under a huge Kalpa Brikshya (Mulberry
Tree) said to be 2400 years old which is still standing atop the cave and wrote his famous Shankara
Bhasya before embarking on his quest for the revival of Hinduism. Several temples are located at and around Joshimath and
Narsingh Mandir and Durga Mandir are famous.
During winter Puja is offered to Lord Badrinath at Narsingh
Mandir. A fair is held during Dashera. It is said that
the Jay and Vijay mountains above Vishnu Prayag will
collapse at the end of Kalyug and the Lord Badrinath will
reappear at a place called Vabhishya Badri 17 Kms ahead in
Niti valley. The beautiful skiing slopes of Auli are situated 7 Kms
away and is also linked by Ropeway. It is last market on
the way to Badrinath and good hotels and eating joints are also
located here. From here a raod leads to Tapovan (7 Km) and further
to Niti and Malari. Tapovan is a picturesque place with hot water
springs. |
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Vishnu Prayag
Govind
Ghat |
1372 |
90 |
Vishu Prayag is
among one of the five Prayags on the confluence Of Alakhnanda and
Dhauli Ganga. A Hydro Electric project is under construction. |
|
1829 |
100 |
Visitors
destined for Valley of Flowers
and Hemkund Sahib cross the Alakhnanda at
this point to take a bridle path. |
|
Pandukeshwar |
1840 |
108 |
Ancient temple of
Yogdhyan Badri having Archaeological importance for scripts
on Copper plates. |
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Hanuman Chatti |
2286 |
113 |
A calm
and quiet place between Deodar Trees
with panoramic view of peaks and A Hanuman temple. |
|
Dev Dharshani |
3101 |
126 |
First sight of
Badrinath shrine and view Of snow clad
peaks. |
|
Badrinath Dham |
3133 |
129 |
Jai Badtri Vishal.
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