Nandakini

Nandakini

Nandakini is one of the five main tributaries of the Ganga river. Originating in the glaciers below Nanda Ghunti on the Nanda Devi Sanctuary, the river joins the Alaknanda at Nandprayag (870m), which is one of the panch prayags or holy confluences on the Alaknanda.


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