Origin of mandakini river is in kedanath. and source of river is Chorabadi Glacier.and the trek length is approx 4.5 km away from kedarnath temple. it can seen on the trek of Gandi Sarovar. after reaching at Gandi Sarovar it can be seen from here in right down direction of Gandhi-Sarovar . Mandakini is one of the most holy river as said to be in Bhagwat Geeta as well as in Rudraprayag district of Uttarakhand.
when Mandakini river reached near to bridge of kedrnath there is a bathing spot (snan ghat ) at bank of the river that place call as Ghat where people bath. and it believe that when people bath in this spot they will be clean by spiritually.
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| snan ghat (bathing spot) picture |
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| flowing stream of Mandakini River |
madakini river after reaching at sonprayag it meet with another river and again it meet with alaknada river in rudraprayag . this point is know as the sangam(when two river meet at same point) of alaknanda and madakini when it forward from rudraprayag as the name of alaknanda river,then it meet with bhagirathi river in devprayag know as Ganga (the holy river of India )
Note - please be careful to go that place cause there are shortage of oxygen (very low). mostly we appeal to B.P problem person, heart disease person or above 40-50 age person.