Alakanandā River

One of the branches of Gaṅgā river, flowing through Brahmapurī in the Southern direction. After descending from Mount Meru over the peaks of many mountains, she falls on the peaks of Hemakūṭa and Himakūṭa mountains. After inundating those mountains, she flows through Bhārata-varṣa and enters Salt Water Ocean in the South.