Devaprayaga (better Deoprayag), a village in the district of Garhwal, North-west Provinces of India, on a mountain side, 2266 feet above the sea, in the fork of the Alaknanda and the Bhagirathi, which join to form the Ganges (q.v.). Devaprayaga possesses a notable temple, and is a favourite place of pilgrimage for the Hindus.
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Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 3: Catarrh to Dion, p. 778
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