Mandakini River
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The Mandakini River is a Himalayan river in Uttarakhand, India, revered in Hinduism and known for flowing past the Kedarnath temple before joining the Alaknanda River.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | river ⓘ |
| administrativeRegion | Rudraprayag district, Uttarakhand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTemple | Kedarnath Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basinCountry | India ⓘ |
| confluenceLocation | Rudraprayag NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| countrySubdivision | Indian state of Uttarakhand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| disasterEvent | 2013 North India floods ⓘ |
| etymology | name associated with mythological river Mandakini of Hindu texts ⓘ |
| fedBy | glacial melt ⓘ |
| floodedDuring | 2013 Uttarakhand floods NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowsDirection | generally southward ⓘ |
| flowsPast | Kedarnath Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Gaurikund
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ⓘ
Kedarnath NERFINISHED ⓘ Rudraprayag district NERFINISHED ⓘ Sonprayag NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicalSetting | young fold mountains of the Himalayas ⓘ |
| hasCulturalRole | part of Char Dham Yatra route region ⓘ |
| impact | severe damage to Kedarnath valley in 2013 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
proximity to Kedarnath shrine
ⓘ
scenic Himalayan valley ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Garhwal Himalayas
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ⓘ
Uttarakhand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyTown |
Kedarnath
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rudraprayag NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyVillage |
Gaurikund
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sonprayag NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originatesIn | Himalayas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Ganga river system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | northern India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religionSignificance | Hinduism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousActivity |
ash immersion rituals
ⓘ
offerings to deities along its banks ⓘ |
| sacredStatus | sacred river in Hinduism ⓘ |
| sourceRegion | Chorabari Glacier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | Uttarakhand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tourismImportance | major pilgrimage tourism corridor ⓘ |
| tributaryOf | Alaknanda River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tributaryType | right-bank tributary of the Alaknanda River ⓘ |
| usedFor |
irrigation
ⓘ
local water supply ⓘ pilgrimage rituals ⓘ religious bathing ⓘ |
| waterType | snowmelt-fed river ⓘ |
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