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Alkapuri Glacier in Badrinath This enormous glacier spreads into two valleys that leads to Satopanth and Gaumukh. The mighty Narayan Parvat almost divides the two glacial zones of Alkapuri and Gaumukh. The entire region between Gaumukh and Alkapuri is a glacial plateau.
Myths and Legends related to Alkapuri
(According to the Hindu mythology), Alkapuri is believed to be the abode of Kuber, the Yakshas and the Gandharvas. Also it has been mentioned in the Skand Purana that river Ganga, while descending from the dreadlocks or ‘Jata’ of Lord Shiva was caught on the Sumeru Parvat (Narain Parvat) and flowed out in seven streams, two of which are the Bhagirathi and Alaknanda River.