Mandakini River, also known as Paisuni River, is an important tributary of the
Ganges River in
Uttaranchal. It rises from the Chorabari Lake, also known as
Gandhi Sarovar, near
Kedarnath Temple. The river is only 82 km-long. Mandakini is considered a sacred river by the Hindus. At
Rudraprayag,
Alaknanda River joins Mandakini and the confluence of these two rivers is an important pilgrimage for Hindus. It has several places of pilgrimage on its banks such as Chitrakoot, Rudraprayag and Kedarnath.
