Karnaprayag

Karnaprayag is the third of the five Panch Prayag, the confluence where the Pindar river — flowing down from the Pindari glacier — joins the Alaknanda. It is steeped in Mahabharata legend, named for the warrior Karna, who is believed to have worshipped the Sun god here and performed his penance on these banks.

The town is an important junction on the Garhwal road network, linking the Alaknanda valley with the Pindar valley and the Kumaon region beyond, and it has gained fresh prominence as a terminus of the ambitious Rishikesh–Karnaprayag railway project.

Pilgrims visit the Uma Devi temple and the sangam ghats, while travellers use Karnaprayag as a gateway both to the Badrinath route and to the trekking country around the Pindari, Kafni and Sunderdhunga glaciers further east.

March–June and September–November are most comfortable; summers are warm and the monsoon wet.