downstream order, Vishnuprayag, where the Dhauliganga joins the

Alaknanda; Nandprayag, where the Nandakini joins; Karnaprayag, where the Pindar

joins; Rudraprayag, where the Mandakini joins; and finally, Devprayag, where the
Bhagirathi joins the Alaknanda to form the Ganges. [11]
Nanda Devi, Trisul, and Kamet. The Bhagirathi rises at the foot of Gangotri Glacier,
at Gomukh, at an elevation of 4,356 m (14,291 ft) and being mythologically referred
to as residing in the matted locks of Shiva; symbolically Tapovan, which is a meadow
of ethereal beauty at the feet of Mount Shivling, just 5 km (3.1 Although many small
streams comprise the headwaters of the Ganges, the six longest and their five
confluences are considered sacred. The six headstreams are
the Alaknanda, Dhauliganga, Nandakini, Pindar, Mandakini and Bhagirathi. Their
confluences, known as the Panch Prayag, are all along the Alaknanda. They are, in
Nanda Devi, Trisul, and Kamet. The Bhagirathi rises at the foot of Gangotri Glacier,
at Gomukh, at an elevation of 4,356 m (14,291 ft) and being mythologically referred
to as residing in the matted locks of Shiva; symbolically Tapovan, which is a meadow
of ethereal beauty at the feet of Mount Shivling, just 5 km (3.1 mi) away.[13][14]
downstream order, Vishnuprayag, where the Dhauliganga joins the
Alaknanda; Nandprayag, where the Nandakini joins; Karnaprayag, where the Pindar
joins; Rudraprayag, where the Mandakini joins; and finally, Devprayag, where the
Bhagirathi joins the Alaknanda to form the Ganges. [11]
After flowing for 256.90 km (159.63 mi)[14] through its narrow Himalayan valley, the Ganges
emerges from the mountains at Rishikesh, then debouches onto