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High medieval · Hindu · India

Karnaprayag

Karnaprayag, Uttarakhand · 30.2700°, 79.2500°

Uma (Parvati)UndeterminedPanch Prayag
Sacred since
1000 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
dating unrecorded
Undetermined

History & significance

One of the Panch Prayag, at the confluence of the Alaknanda and the Pindar in Chamoli district. A temple of the goddess Uma stands at the meeting of the rivers.

Sthala katha — the legend

Karna of the Mahabharata is believed to have worshipped the sun god at this confluence.

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Sources

coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Undetermined