Correct option is C
The Panch Prayag (Five Confluences) of Uttarakhand are five sacred river junctions of the Alaknanda River with its tributaries. The correct pairings are:
Devprayag – Bhagirathi + Alaknanda → Forms the Ganga River.
Rudraprayag – Mandakini + Alaknanda.
Karnaprayag – Pindar + Alaknanda (Incorrect in the given options, as it mentions Bhagirathi instead of Alaknanda).
Nandaprayag – Nandakini + Alaknanda (not listed in the options).
Vishnuprayag – Dhauliganga + Alaknanda.
Since Karnaprayag is formed by the confluence of Pindar and Alaknanda (not Bhagirathi), option (c) is incorrect.
Information Booster:
- The Panch Prayag (Five Confluences) are important in Hindu pilgrimage.
- Devprayag is the most significant as it marks the official beginning of the Ganges.
- The Alaknanda River meets five major tributaries before becoming the Ganga.
- Each confluence has a temple and is an important site for rituals.
- Bhagirathi is the primary headstream of the Ganga, originating from the Gangotri Glacier.
- The Alaknanda is a larger river than Bhagirathi, but the Ganga is named after Bhagirathi due to religious beliefs.
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