Alaknanda is one of the two headstreams of the river Ganga / Ganges, the lifeline of India.
Other one is Bhagirathi, and a similar video about Bhagirathi can be watched here:
• The Journey of Alaknan...
-
QUICK NOTE: The photo of Rudraprayag shown in the video at 08:16 is actually of Devprayag. Had a little file management error, I guess. Sorry about that!
-
Like Ganga, Alaknanda has a massive influence in the region it flows around and has shaped the history and culture, as well as the terrain of this particular tract of Himalayas.
Alaknanda flows in the hilly region of Garhwal division for the entirety of its 195 km long course. It originates at the confluence of Satopanth and Bhagirath Kharak Glacier in high Himalayas close to Badrinath-Mana, meets with 4 major tributaries ahead creating four of the five Panch Prayag in the process. At the fifth one, Alaknanda meets Bhagirathi at Devprayag at the end of its course, the river ahead is called Ganga.
This video takes you on a journey from the source to the destination, with a lot more in between.
Enjoy!
---------------
Time Stamps:
---------------
00:00 - 00:55 Introduction
00:56 - 01:32 Religion and Scripture
01:33 - 03:26 Origin, Mana and Badrinath
03:27 - 06:11 Vishnuprayag to Nandaprayag
06:12 - 07:42 Karnaprayag to Koteshwar
07:43 - 08:53 Rudrapayag, Dhari Devi
08:54 - 10:14 Srinagar, Maletha
10:15 - 11:22 Devprayag and Conclusion
--------------
Credits:
--------------
This video wouldn't be here if these guys didn't help me out.
A lot of Drone footage by Shashank Rawat (Mandakini, Dhauliganga, Dhari Devi and around)
/ myflyingguide
-
Drone videos of and around Karnaprayag, and picture of Badrinath and Madmaheshwar by KSR Photography
/ uk_suraj
-
Some videos of Joshimath by Shubham Dimri
/ auli_d
-
Some videos of Badrinath, Vishnuprayag and Karnaprayag by Ankita Rautela
/ ankita_rautela23
-
Video of Devprayag by Deepak Bafila
/ himalayan_hawk
-
Photo of Kedarnath by Priyanshu Verma
/ priyanshu_vr7
-
Photos of Gopeshwar and around by
/ dil_se_himalayan
----------------------------
Creative Commons usage:
----------------------------
License: creativecommons.org/licenses/...
Drone footage of Nandaprayag and Nandakini by Counting Kilometer
/ countingkilometers
-
Drone footage of Badrinath
Incredible India, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
-
License: creativecommons.org/licenses/...
Dey mit, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (Koteshwar)
-
License: creativecommons.org/licenses/...
Vvnataraj, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (Devprayag)
Manojkhurana, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (Board of Mana)
-
License: creativecommons.org/licenses/...
www.flickr.com/photos/varunshiv/, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (Ukhimath)
Mike Prince from Bangalore, India, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (Urgam)
rolling on, CC BY 2.0 (Kalpeshwar)
-
Some other stuff used for minor illustration purposes hopefully under fair use:
Photo of Srinagar by
placearoundme.blogspot.com/20...
Video of Alaknanda Hydro Power Project by GVK Group
/ @officialgvk4835
-
If I forgot crediting you, which is likely because my browser just decided to delete the list I made, just leave a DM at my instagram account: / harshit.s.r
Thanks for watching!