Mandakini River, Uttarakhand

This article is on the river named Mandakini of Uttarakhand. For other Mandakini articles see Mandakini

Mandakini river is a tributary of the river Alaknanda. The origin of this river is near Kedarnath in Uttarakhand. The source of Mandakini is the Charabadi glacier near Kedarnath. In Sonprayag, this river is waterborne by the river Vasukiganga. Mudakini river in Rudraprayag is found in the river Alaknanda. After that, the Alaknanda river flows from there towards Devprayag, where the river meets river Bhagirathi and forms the Ganges River.

Meaning of 'Mandakini'

The prefix "munda" means "loosely" and "slow" and hence the word mandakini means "the one who lays sorrow". Picture gallery Religious importance

Mandakini has been mentioned in Shrimad Bhagavata as one of the Moksha-Pradyani Rivers.

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