Mand means ‘calm and unhurried’ in
Sanskrit, and this river flows as such, as if in accordance with her name, but
it also has the power to wreak havoc. Originating from the Chorabari Glacier
near Kedarnath in Uttarakhand, the Mandakini joins the Vasukiganga at
Sonprayag, then flows into the Alaknanda at Rudraprayag and the latter joins
the Bhagirathi at Devprayag. It’s like a medley of waters, and the Mandakini
displays that at all these sites. Tranquil from October to April, it turns into
a torrential river with the monsoons between June and September. The river
sends out an audible murmur if you are standing on its banks around Rudraprayag
or Guptakashi.
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