Karnaprayag

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This article has been extracted from THE IMPERIAL GAZETTEER OF INDIA , 1908. OXFORD, AT THE CLARENDON PRESS.

Note: National, provincial and district boundaries have changed considerably since 1908. Typically, old states, ‘divisions’ and districts have been broken into smaller units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts. Some units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.

Karnaprayag

One of the five sacred confluences of the Alak- nanda, where this river is joined by the Pindar (see Pindari) in Garhwal District, United Provinces. The village is situated at a height of 2,300 feet above the sea, in 30 degree 16' N. and 79 degree 15' E. Population (1901), 243. It contains a number of temples and also a dispensary, and during the summer a police station.