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PANCH PRAYAG (RIVER CONFLUENCES) 1. Devprayag —> Forms Ganga 2. Rudraprayag —> Alaknanda + Mandakini 3. Karnaprayag —> Alaknanda + Pindar 4. Nandaprayag —> Alaknanda + Nandakini 5. Vishnuprayag —> Alaknanda + Dhauliganga 👉 All located along Alaknanda River system PANCH BADRI 1. Badrinath (Vishal Badri) 2. Yogadhyan Badri 3. Bhavishya Badri 4. Vridha Badri 5. Adi Badri 👉 Associated with different forms of Lord Vishnu Panch Kedar:- (Associated with Shiva – body parts legend after Mahabharata) 👉 Formed where Shiva’s body parts appeared to Pandavas 1. Kedarnath Temple -Hump (back) of bull -Only Jyotirlinga among Panch Kedar 2. Tungnath Temple -Arms of Shiva -Highest Shiva temple in the world (~3680 m) 3. Rudranath Temple -Face of Shiva 4. Madhyamaheshwar Temple -Navel (middle part) 5. Kalpeshwar Temple -Hair (jata) of Shiva -Only Panch Kedar temple open throughout the year

CHAR DHAM (UTTARAKHAND) Temples (Himalayan Char Dham) • Yamunotri —> Source of Yamuna River • Gangotri —> Origin of Ganga (actual source: Gomukh glacier) • Kedarnath —> Dedicated to Lord Shiva (12 Jyotirlingas) • Badrinath —> Dedicated to Lord Vishnu 👉 Located in Garhwal Himalayas (Uttarakhand) ASSOCIATED SITES:- 1.Near Yamunotri • Janaki Chatti (base camp) • Surya Kund (hot water spring) • Divya Shila (worshipped before temple entry) 2.Near Gangotri • Gomukh —> Glacier snout, origin of Bhagirathi • Tapovan (meadow near Shivling peak) • Dayara Bugyal (alpine meadow) • Nachiketa Tal (linked to Kathopanishad legend) 3.Near Kedarnath • Vasuki Tal • Triyuginarayan Temple —> Mythological marriage site of Shiva-Parvati • Chopta —> “Mini Switzerland of India” • Tungnath (highest Shiva temple in the world) 4.Near Badrinath • Mana Village —> Near Indo-China border • Valley of Flowers • Auli • Vasudhara Falls • Satopanth Tal (triangular glacial lake)

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