Devprayag Sangam is one of the sacred Panch Prayag and the exact point where the fast, greenish Bhagirathi from Gangotri meets the broader, sediment-rich Alaknanda coming from the Badrinath side. From this confluence onward, the river is officially known as the Ganga. The town is built on steep terraces around the V-shaped valley, with colourful houses clinging to the slopes and temples perched on rocky outcrops above the water. From viewpoints and suspension bridges you can clearly see the two distinct colours of the rivers before they merge into a single powerful current. Bathing ghats, small cave shrines, and the steps leading down to the holy water make the sangam the spiritual heart of Devprayag; pilgrims come here to bathe, offer pind-daan and perform rituals for their ancestors, believing the confluence to be as sacred as Prayagraj’s Triveni Sangam.
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In Sanskrit, “Devprayag” means “Godly Confluence”, and texts describe it as the spot where two “heavenly rivers” meet to manifest the visible Ganga on earth. Mythology links the site with penances of many figures: Lord Rama is believed to have performed tarpan and meditation here after the Ramayana war, while earlier sages such as Bharadvaja and even the Pandavas are said to have done tapasya on these banks. Over time Devprayag became the seat of the pandas (hereditary priests) of Badrinath, and an important halting point on the Char Dham route. British travellers like Captain Raper wrote vivid descriptions of the dramatic meeting of the calm Alaknanda and the turbulent Bhagirathi, making Devprayag famous in modern travel literature as the place “where the Ganga is born”.
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