Pindar
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Overview
The Pindar rises at the Pindari glacier and joins the Alaknanda at Karnaprayag, one of the Panch Prayag.
It rises from the Pindari glacier in Bageshwar district.
It joins the Alaknanda at Karnaprayag, one of the Panch Prayag.
The Pindari glacier trek is one of the popular routes in Kumaon.
The river flows through Chamoli district before meeting the Alaknanda.
Karnaprayag is named after Karna of the Mahabharata and is the third of the Panch Prayag going downstream from Vishnuprayag.
The Pindari glacier lies between the Nanda Devi and Nanda Kot massifs.
Its valley is known for Kumaoni villages that are part of the Nanda Devi Raj Jat pilgrimage route.
Geography and key facts
- Pindari glacier
- Karnaprayag
- Kumaon trek
Why it matters for UPSC
Asked on the Panch Prayag.
Note for UPSC
Rises at the Pindari glacier and joins the Alaknanda at Karnaprayag.
Prelims asks about tributaries, the states a river flows through, its basin and the projects on it, so trace the course on the map.
Asked in PYQs
No question in our Prelims bank names Pindar yet.
Key facts
- Type
- River
- State / UT
- Uttarakhand
- River system
- Himalayan
- Basin
- Ganga
- Extent on map
- 30.0°–30.3°N, 79.2°–80.0°E
From the Map Explorer data; positions are for orientation.