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विष्णु प्रयाग
Vishnuprayag, Uttarakhand · 30.5625°, 79.5753°
The confluence of the Alaknanda and the Dhauliganga, and the first of the five Panch Prayag confluences on the Alaknanda. A Vishnu shrine stands beside the meeting of the rivers on the road to Badrinath.
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.
The place is named for a belief that the sage Narada meditated here and Vishnu appeared before him.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Undetermined
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