Mountains and river
standing tall at 6727meters (22070 ft) is hathi parbat ( elephant 馃悩 peak),is a mountain in the garhwal Himalayas in chamoli , uttarakhand India.
Flowing beneath is the mighly Alaknanda river , originating from close to badrinath and is one major distributory of ganga confluencing at Devprayag.
A river cut through the rock not because of its power ,but because of its persistence.
Several rivers in the garhwal region merge with the Alaknanda at places called prayag or holy confluence of rivers. These are
Vishunprayag,where the Alaknanda is met by the dhauliganga river
Nandaprayag
Karnaprayag
Rudraprayag
Devprayag,where it meets the bhagirathi river and officially becomes the ganges
The Alaknanda river is among the best for river rafting in the world 馃寧 due to its high rafting grades.
