Devprayag

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Devprayag is a sacred town in Uttarakhand, India, revered as the place where the rivers Bhagirathi and Alaknanda merge to form the Ganges.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf confluence ⓘ
pilgrimage site ⓘ
town ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Devaprayag ⓘ
linked to: Devprayag
associatedWithText Hindu Puranas ⓘ
linked to: Puranas
bestTravelSeason October to March ⓘ
category Cities and towns in Tehri Garhwal district ⓘ
Ganges basin ⓘ
linked to: Ganges Basin

Hindu pilgrimage sites in India ⓘ
climate humid subtropical climate ⓘ
connectedByHighway National Highway 58 (old numbering) ⓘ
National Highway 7 NERFINISHED ⓘ
country India ⓘ
district Tehri Garhwal district ⓘ
elevation approximately 2723 feet ⓘ
approximately 830 metres ⓘ
formsRiver Ganges ⓘ
governingBody Nagar panchayat ⓘ
hasGhat Sangam ghat ⓘ
hasStructure suspension bridge over Bhagirathi ⓘ
hasTemple Chandrabadani Temple (nearby) ⓘ
Danda Nagaraja Temple (nearby) ⓘ
Raghunathji Temple ⓘ
locatedIn Garhwal region ⓘ
linked to: Garhwal
locatedInMountainRange Himalayas ⓘ
locatedNear Rishikesh ⓘ
Srinagar (Uttarakhand) ⓘ
linked to: Srinagar (Garhwal)
locatedOnRiver Alaknanda River ⓘ
Bhagirathi River ⓘ
nameEtymology named after sage Devasharma (Devasharman) ⓘ
nearestMajorAirport Jolly Grant Airport, Dehradun ⓘ
nearestRailwayStation Rishikesh railway station ⓘ
officialLanguage Hindi ⓘ
PanchPrayagOrder last of the Panch Prayag confluences ⓘ
partOf Panch Prayag ⓘ
pilgrimageRoute Char Dham route ⓘ
linked to: Char Dham
primaryDeityOfMainTemple Lord Rama ⓘ
regionalLanguage Garhwali ⓘ
religiousPractice Pind daan rituals ⓘ
ritual bathing at confluence ⓘ
religiousSignificance sacred to Hindus ⓘ
riverConfluenceOf Alaknanda River ⓘ
Bhagirathi River ⓘ
riverFormed Ganga ⓘ
linked to: Ganges
state Uttarakhand ⓘ
timezone IST ⓘ
tourismType religious tourism ⓘ
river confluence tourism ⓘ
utcOffset +05:30 ⓘ

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Bhagirathi River → mouthLocation → Devprayag ⓘ
Srinagar (Garhwal) → locatedNear → Devprayag ⓘ
Garhwal Himalaya → contains → Devprayag ⓘ
Tehri Garhwal district → contains → Devprayag ⓘ
Alaknanda River → mouthLocation → Devprayag ⓘ
Devprayag → alsoKnownAs → Devaprayag ⓘ
linked to: Devprayag
National Highway 58 (old numbering) → passesNear → Devprayag confluence of Alaknanda and Bhagirathi ⓘ
linked to: Devprayag