Deoprayag is at a distance of 71 km from Rishikesh. The Bhagirathi from Gaumukh mingles with the river Alaknanda from Satopanth to form the sacred Ganga. Pilgrims bath in the Sangam and offer 'Pind' Shradha. At an altitude of 618 Mts. (2000 ft.) here are ancient temples of Raghunathji and Lord Shiva which are both landmarks as well as the Raghunath Kirti Mahavidyalaya, the headquarters of the pandas of the Badrinath. The pandas of Sri Badrinath hail from this town. Most of the pandas are pandits who are scholarly and their knowledge of Sanskrit is a family inheritance. It is also linked with 30-km motorable road to Pauri.