Day-6: Dunda to Rudraprayag. Dunda to Rudra-prayag is again about 7-8 hours’ drive. Started from Dunda at 7.30 and reached Rudraprayag at around 5. ‘Prayag’ means confluence – meeting of two rivers – Sangam. There are five major Prayags in Uttarakhand. Five rivers meet to form the Ganga. Two main tributaries of Ganga are: Bhagirathi from Gangotri and Alaknanda from Badrinath. Alaknanda is joined first by Dhauli Ganga at Vishnu-Prayag (First prayag). Dhauli Ganga originates in China. Next, Alaknanda is joined by Nandakini at Nand-Prayag (Second), followed by Pindore at Karna-Prayag (Third). Further down, at Rudra-Prayag, there is confluence of Alaknanda with Mandakini coming from Kedarnath (Fouth). Lastly, Bhagirathi and Alaknanda meet at Dev-Prayag (Fifth). We saw all five Prayags in sequence, on our return jour
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