Dev Prayag

Uploaded: September 04, 2009

Description

Devprayag is the point where the Bhagirathi River and the Alaknanda River join to form the Ganges river.Before this point, Bhagirathi is considered Ganga.It is one of the five sacred confluences in the hills and is an important place of pilgrimage for devout Hindus.Devaprayag stands at an elevation of 2265 ft.on the side of a hill which rises above it 800 ft.The small town of Devprayag can be said to be a temple town, due to presence of many temples here.

Exif: F Number: 11, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 1/100 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 100, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 85.00 mm, Model: Canon EOS 40D

Comments

Tammy Espino September 04, 2009

This is an outstanding capture!! :) #1176552

Stefania Barbier level-classic September 04, 2009

lovely capture!!!! #7916771

September 18, 2009

very good shot ... was expecting this shot of Devprayag when started looking at ur pics of Badrinath route.
Missing India .. Beauty of Himalayas :( #7953609

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