Dev Prayag - Uttrakhand

Location: Dev Prayag - Uttrakhand. 

Dev Prayag means,”Godly Confluence”. 

In the picture, you all can see the confluence of 2 Sacred Rivers. One is Alaknanda which originates from Alkapuri. Trek for Alkapuri starts from Badrinath. The headwaters of the Bhagirathi are formed at Gaumukh (elevation 3,892 metres (12,769 ft). 

On a terrace in the upper part of the village is the temple of Raghunathji, built of huge stones, pyramidal in form and capped by a white cupola.

Devprayag is the home of the late Acharya Shri Pt. Chakradhar Joshi (a scholar in Astronomy and Astrology) who established Nakshatra Vedh Shala (an observatory) in the year 1946. This is located on a mountain called Dashrathanchal at Devprayag. The observatory is well equipped with two telescopes and many books to support research in astronomy. It also contains about 3000 manuscripts from 1677 AD onwards collected from various parts of country. Apart from the latest equipment, it also has the ancient equipment like Surya Ghati, Jal Ghati and Dhruv Ghati which showcase the pride of Bharatiya progress in the field of astronomy. Shri Dr. Prabhakar Joshi and Acharya Shri Bhaskar Joshi (Popularly known as Guruji) are currently in charge and caretakers of the observatory.
Here also we can get the footprints of Lord Rama at "RAMKUNDA". Devprayag is surrounded by 3 godly peaks, named Giddhanchal Parvat,Dashrathanchal Parvat, and Narsinghancal Parvat.
Lord Shiva is worshiped here in the form of Linga, named Tondeshwar Mahadev and Dhaneshwar Mahadev. Tondeshwar Mahadev is Just in front of Sangam.It is very crowded on the day of Mahashivratri. Many devotees arrives here to donate Gangajal on Linga. Dhaneshwar Mahadev is in route on old Badrinath Way.

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