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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Karanprayāga
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| settlement_type = city
| image_skyline = KarnaprayagConfluence.JPG
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| image_caption = The [[Alaknanda River]] flowing in from the left meets the [[Pindar River]] (center background) to flow on as the Alaknanda again (foreground) at Karnaprayag
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Uttarakhand, India
| coordinates = {{coord|30.27|N|79.25|E|display=inline,title}}
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| subdivision_name1 = {{flagicon image|..Uttarakhand Flag(INDIA).png}} [[Uttarakhand]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Chamoli district|Chamoli]]
| subdivision_type3 = [[Tehsil]]
| subdivision_name3 = karnapryag
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| elevation_m = 860
| population_total = 6976
| population_as_of = 2001
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Hindi language|Hindi]], [[Garhwali language|Garhwali]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 246444<ref name="pincode">{{cite web|url=https://pin-code.net/in-loc/karanprayag-pin-code/160721/|title=Karanprayag Pin code|publisher=pin-code.net|accessdate=12 July 2021}}</ref>
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| native_name = {{lang-gbm|कण्पर्याग , कर्नपर्याग}}
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'''Karnaprayag''' is a city and [[Municipality|municipal]] board in the [[Chamoli District]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Uttarakhand]]. Karnaprayag is one of the [[Alaknanda River#Panch Prayag|Panch Prayag]] (five confluences) of [[Alaknanda River]], situated at the confluence of the [[Alaknanda River|Alaknanda]] and [[Pindar River]].

==Demographics==
As of the 2001 [[census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-date=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|access-date=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Karnaprayag had a population of 6976. Males constitute 56% of the population, and females make up 44%. Karnaprayag has an average literacy rate of 76%, higher than the national average of 59.5%. Male literacy is 81%, and female literacy is 69%. 13% of the population is under six years of age.

==Geography==
Karnaprayag is located at {{coord|30.27|N|79.25|E|}}.<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/39/Karnaprayag.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Karnaprayag]</ref> It has an average elevation of 860 metres (2,820 feet).
The confluence of the [[Pindar River]], which arises from the icy [[Pindari glacier]] and the [[Alaknanda]], occurs at Karnaprayag.
[[Nanda Devi]], towering above at 7,816 m (25,634 ft.), and surrounded by an array of glittering peaks, [[Trisul]], Drona Giri, Nanda Ghunti, Mrigathuni, and Maiktoli.

==Overview==
Karnaprayag is one of five sites where the confluence of rivers occurs. The five prayags are [[Vishnuprayag]], [[Nandprayag]], Karnaprayag, [[Rudraprayag]], and [[Devprayag]]. [[Allahabad]]([[Prayagraj]]), where the Ganges, Yamuna, and mythical Saraswati join, is known as Prayag and is one of the holy places of Hindu pilgrimage. Karnaprayag is believed by many to be the place where [[Karna]] of the [[Mahabharata]], was to have worshipped the Sun God. There is an ancient temple devoted to [[Parvati|Uma]] in Karnaprayag.

In some versions, Karnaprayag is the place where Lord [[Krishna]] did the cremation of [[Karna]].
When [[Arjuna]] used the Anjalika astra on weaponless [[Karna]], who was still trying to lift the sunken chariot wheel, Lord [[Krishna]] found that [[Karna]] was still alive even though seriously wounded. Lord [[Krishna]] found that Dharma-devata, the goddess responsible for protecting [[Dharma]] (righteousness), is guarding [[Karna]] against death and resisting every arrow sent by [[Arjuna]]. Krishna and Arjuna found it was impossible to kill Karna as the goddess was protecting Karna personally. Lord [[Krishna]] explained to [[Arjuna]] that the Dharma-devata herself was protecting Karna from death because of the massive good merit Karna earned by giving charity during his lifetime and it was impossible even for Lord [[Shiva]] to kill [[Karna]]. Krishna said wherever [[Dharma]] is present, there is victory, and this time Dharma was with the side of Karna. So Krishna went down from his chariot and appeared as a Brahmin and asked for Karna's punya or merit to him as charity. [[Karna]] gave his entire merits as charity to the Brahmin in the form of his blood, and once Karna gifted his life's merit to him, Krishna rewarded Karna with the view of Krishna's Vishwaroopa. Krishna told that only this way it was possible to kill Karna and when Karna gave away his life's merit to Krishna, Dharma-devata disappeared. Karna asked [[Krishna]] to cremate him in a virgin land where nobody else is present. Then Krishna went back to his chariot and asked Arjuna to take the kill shot on Karna. Later Krishna himself did the cremation of [[Karna]] at Karnaprayag.<ref name="Karna and Karnaprayag">{{cite book |title=Haimavatabhoovil |publisher=Mathrubhumi Books |author=M.P. Veerendra Kumar |pages=734 |isbn=978-81-8264-560-8}}</ref>

It is on the way to [[Badrinath]], on the confluence of two holy rivers [[Alaknanda]] and [[Pindar River|Pindar]]. It is said that Karna of Mahabharata meditated here for many years to acquire the impregnable shield, which made him a formidable warrior in the battlefield. [[Swami Vivekananda]] meditated here for eighteen days with his Guru Bhai, Guru Turianand ji and Akharanand ji. It is the sub-divisional headquarters of district Chamoli. Roads from here go to [[Almora]], [[Nainital]], and [[Jim Corbett National Park]].

==How to reach==

===Air===
The nearest airport is the Jolly Grant Airport near [[Dehradun]] {{convert|213|km|abbr=on}} away.

===Railway===
The nearest railway station is at [[Rishikesh]]. However, Rishikesh is a small railway station not connected by fast trains. [[Haridwar]] railway junction, 24 km farther from Rishikesh, has train connections to most of the major cities in India and is, therefore, the railhead for Karnaprayag.

A [[Rishikesh–Karnaprayag Railway|new railway line]], connecting Rishikesh with Karnaprayag is under construction.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/dehradun/Work-on-Rishikesh-Karnaprayag-railway-line-to-begin-in-December/articleshow/54918138.cms |title=Work on Rishikesh-Karnaprayag railway line to begin in December |newspaper=The Times of India |access-date=17 June 2017}}</ref>

===Road===
Karnaprayag lies on national highway [[National Highway 58 (India)|NH58]] that connects Delhi with [[Badrinath]] and [[Mana Pass]] in Uttarakhand near Indo-Tibet border. Therefore all the buses and vehicles that carry pilgrims from New Delhi to Badrinath via Haridwar and Rishikesh in pilgrim season of summer months pass through Karnaprayag on the way to [[Joshimath]] and further north. Rishikesh is the major starting point for the road journey to Karnaprayag, and regular buses operate from Rishikesh bus station to Karnaprayag. The road distance from Rishikesh to Karnaprayag is {{convert|172|km|abbr=on}} via [[Rudraprayag]] and Srinagar (Uttarakhand).

* Haridwar to Rishikesh 24 km
* Rishikesh to Devprayag 74 km
* Devprayag to Srinagar 34 km
* Srinagar to Rudraprayag 33 km
* Rudraprayag to Karnaprayag 31 km

== Gallery ==
{{Panch Prayag}}
<gallery>
Image:Karnprayag.jpg|The [[Alaknanda]] ''(from right)'' is joined by Pindar river ''(from bottom)'' at Karnaprayag at a height of 788 m (2,600 ft.)
</gallery>

==See also==
* [[Badhangarhi temple]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://www.uttrakhandhub.in/2018/11/karanprayag-chamoli.html Karnaprayag, Official website]
* [http://wikimapia.org/617279/Karnaprayag Karnaprayag] on ''[[wikimapia]]''

{{Chamoli district}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Chamoli district]]

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