Alakananda

== English == === Etymology === From Sanskrit अलकनन्दा (alakanandā). === Proper noun === Alakananda (Hinduism) Name of the river Ganges (of earth), when it flows through devaloka. Name of a Himalayan river in India. ==== Translations ==== === References === Puranic Encyclopedia: a comprehensive dictionary with special reference to the epic and Puranic literature, Vettam Mani, Motilal Banarsidass, Delhi, 1975, p. 24.