The Journey of Alaknanda River | Origins of GANGA: Part 1
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Published 2022-10-06
Other one is Bhagirathi, and a similar video about Bhagirathi can be watched here:
• The Journey of Alaknanda River | Orig...
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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!
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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!
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Time Stamps:
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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
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Credits:
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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)
www.instagram.com/myflyingguide/
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Drone videos of and around Karnaprayag, and picture of Badrinath and Madmaheshwar by KSR Photography
www.instagram.com/uk_suraj/
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Some videos of Joshimath by Shubham Dimri
www.instagram.com/auli_d/
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Some videos of Badrinath, Vishnuprayag and Karnaprayag by Ankita Rautela
www.instagram.com/ankita_rautela23/
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Video of Devprayag by Deepak Bafila
www.instagram.com/himalayan_hawk/
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Photo of Kedarnath by Priyanshu Verma
www.instagram.com/priyanshu_vr7/
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Photos of Gopeshwar and around by
www.instagram.com/dil_se_himalayan/
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Creative Commons usage:
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License: creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0
Drone footage of Nandaprayag and Nandakini by Counting Kilometer
youtube.com/c/CountingKilometers
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Drone footage of Badrinath
Incredible India, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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License: creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0
Dey mit, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (Koteshwar)
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License: creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0
Vvnataraj, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (Devprayag)
Manojkhurana, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (Board of Mana)
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License: creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0
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)
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Some other stuff used for minor illustration purposes hopefully under fair use:
Photo of Srinagar by
placearoundme.blogspot.com/2021/07/place-around-sr…
Video of Alaknanda Hydro Power Project by GVK Group
/ @officialgvk4835
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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: www.instagram.com/harshit.s.r/
Thanks for watching!
All Comments (21)
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Thanks for watching everyone! If you are done with this one, watch part 2 (the journey of Bhagirathi river) here: https://youtu.be/RNe5OaaHqdo
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Harshit should be made a brand ambassador of Uttarakhand for his wonderful efforts. Hope his amazing videos gets noticed by the UK govt!
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प्रिय हर्षित , मैं लखनऊ से दुर्गेश मिश्र बहुत बढ़िया वर्णन किया , एक सिविल सेवा अभ्यर्थी के नाते हिमालयी नदियों की वरीयता मेरे जीवन मे वैसे भी बहुत है लेकिन आपका प्रदर्शन कला और वर्णन अलग ही स्तर का है , बहुत खूब ❣️
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पहली बार उत्तराखण्ड के विषय पर किसी ने इतनी विस्तित जानकारी दी है। बहुत बहुत आभार 🤝👍
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अपना उत्तराखंड सबसे सुंदर है। कितना भी दूर रहुं,हर पल मन में यही होता कि कब जाऊंगा। बहुत बढ़िया लगा । बहुत बहुत सुंदर। आंख से आंसु निकलने लगे।
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it is not a easy task for anyone to collect information about origin of rivers, their altitudes, Historical & mythological facts in one single video. Excellent work dear 👍
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"इन खेतों पर अब रेलवे स्टेशन है" सुनकर हंसी छूट गई और फिर दुःख भी हुआ। बहुत सुन्दर प्रस्तुति। अपना काम जारी रखें।
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As a student of Geography I highly appreciate your work.. please make strong videos against deforestation and heavy construction on fragile geology of Himalaya ...thank you in advance
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Excellent naration. You took me my remembrance of my trip to Gomukh, Kedar and Bhadrinath. Alaknanda was really good sight in Bhadrinath flow very forceful with a roar. Jayaram
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The way you're giving us the knowledge about our roots, our traditions and our history it is just awesome!✨
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Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, Ganga Maiya Superstar !
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I think this is the best informative video I have ever seen on YouTube. Impressive work from the creator combining history, geography and ritual values together. You should be brand ambassador for Uttarakhand tourism.
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हर्षित जी नमस्कार 🙏 आपके चैनल व वीडियो/वलोग के माध्यम द्वारा भारतवर्ष 🇮🇳 का उत्तराखंड राज्य के देवप्रयाग मे गंगा ओर अलकनंदा दो नदियो का सगम के अलावा भारतवर्ष 🇮🇳 की सभी नदियो के विषय मे सभी विशेष बहोत महत्वपूर्ण सम्पूर्ण ज्ञान पूर्वक के द्वारा सभी जानकारी प्राप्त/मिली है ! हर्षित जी आपके चैनल के द्वारा पहली बार आपका यह वीडिओ/वलोग देखा 👀 है ! हमे बहोत पसंद व अच्छा लगा है ! नमस्कार धन्यवाद ! जय हिंद 🇮🇳 जय भारत 🇮🇳 🙏🇮🇳👍 आपका प्रशंसक भाई : अनिलकुमार/हनीकुमार दिल्ली !
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आपक यह ज्ञान वर्धक video किसी तपस्चर्या से कम नहीं , इतनी निष्ठा से शायद ही किसी और ने कभी समझाया हो ॥ आपको साधुवाद ॥ अगली video की प्रतीक्षा मैं 🙏🏻Keep It UP
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Just brilliant. Bringing history, geography, culture while showing amazing graphics, scenic views and quoting sources like Atkinson. Well done boy, Well done!
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Ganga has been kendrabindu in our bharatiy sanskruti and you have described its origin with such clarity, clean Hindi and with hystorical context. Keep it up !! Asha karate hu aur aise video avenge hamare desh ke bare me.
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man the quality, insane, thank you for existing. BEST BEST BEST
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An amazing blend of geography, spirituality, and History. Can't wait for Part 2.
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I am from tamilnadu, frequently visiting badri and kedar. I like Uttarakhand and 5 prayag and rivers. Superb and excellent explanations. Pl continue your goodwork.
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भाई का कार्य अतुलनीय है ❤
