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कर्णप्रयाग
Karnaprayag, Uttarakhand · 30.2646°, 79.2161°
One of the Panch Prayag, at the confluence of the Alaknanda and the Pindar in Chamoli district. A temple of the goddess Uma stands at the meeting of the rivers.
What follows is the temple’s own traditional account, transmitted through liturgy and local memory. It is recorded here as tradition, not as attested history.
Karna of the Mahabharata is believed to have worshipped the sun god at this confluence.
coordinates: wikidata-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Undetermined
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