<P> "Devaprayāga" means "Godly Confluence" in Sanskrit . As per Hindu scriptures, Devaprayaga is the sacred event of merging two heavenly rivers, Alakananda and Bhagirathi, to form the holy Ganga . </P> <P> On a terrace in the upper part of the village is the temple of Raghunathji, built of huge stones, pyramidal in form and capped by a white cupola . </P> <P> Devprayag is the home of the late Acharya, Pt . Chakradhar Joshi (a scholar in Astronomy and Astrology) who established Nakshatra Vedh Shala (an observatory) in the year 1946 . This is located on a mountain called Dashrathanchal at Devprayag . The observatory is well equipped with two telescopes and many books to support research in astronomy . It also contains about 3000 manuscripts from 1677 AD onwards collected from various parts of country . Apart from the latest equipment, it also has the ancient equipment like Surya Ghati, Dhruv Ghati which showcase the pride of Bharatiya progress in the field of astronomy . Shri Dr. Prabhakar Joshi and Acharya Shri Bhaskar Joshi (Popularly known as Guruji) are currently in charge and caretakers of the observatory . </P> <P> Devprayag has much natural beauty . Other than Sangam and Raghunath Ji Temple in Devprayag, one can visit sacred places like Mata Bhuvneshwari temple at nearby village Pundal followed by Dhaneshwar Mahadev temple, Danda Naggaraja (Lord of Snakes) temple and Chandrabadni temple . </P>

Where do bhagirathi and alakananda join to form ganga