Deoprayag

Devprayag is a town and a nagar panchayat in Tehri Garhwal District in the state of Uttarakhand, India. Devprayag is the point where the Bhagirathi River and the Alaknanda River join to form the Ganga River. It is one of the five sacred confluences in the hills and is a great 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. On a terrace in the upper part of the village is the temple of Raghunath, built of huge uncemented stones, pyramidical in form and capped by a white cupola. area code 1370