Rudraprayag
Rudraprayag | |
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City | |
Confluence of Alaknanda and Mandakini River at Rudraprayag | |
| Nickname: RPG | |
Rudraprayag Location in Uttarakhand, India Rudraprayag Rudraprayag (India) | |
| Coordinates: 30°17′N 78°59′E / 30.28°N 78.98°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Uttarakhand |
| District | Rudraprayag |
| Elevation | 690 m (2,260 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 9,313 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 246171 |
| Vehicle registration | UK-13 |
| Website | rudraprayag |
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Rudraprayag is a city and a municipality in Rudraprayag district in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. Rudraprayag is one of the Panch Prayag (five confluences) of Alaknanda River, the point of confluence of rivers Alaknanda and Mandakini. Kedarnath, a Hindu holy city, is located 86 km from Rudraprayag. The man-eating leopard of Rudraprayag hunted and written about by Jim Corbett lived here.