Badrinath is a Holy place of pilgrimage for the Hindus and is in the state of Uttarakhand, India close to the Alaknanda river

The Holy river Ganga leads in Kotdwar(Uttarakhand, India) to merge of two Holy rever name of Alaknanda and Mandakini.

Badrinath temple is situated along the Alaknanda River in the hill town of Badrinath in the Uttarakand State of India.

Bhagirathi and Alaknanda are two most important tributaries of Ganga. Both tributaries meet at Devprayag to form Ganga.

Ganga river is fed by many perennial rivers and steams in its higher course. Mandakini originates from a glacier near Kedarnath in Uttarakhand (a state in India). Mandakini joins Alaknanda at Rudraprayag which in turns proceed to meet Bhagirathi river in Devaprayag to form river Ganga. As being one of ganga's tributaries, Mandakini is a synonym for river Ganga.