Annapurna is a series of peak in the Himalaya, a 55-km. Annapurna I, stands at 8,091 m (26,538 ft), creating it the 10th-highest summit in the world and one of the 14 . It is positioned east of a huge gorge cut through the Himalaya by the Kali Gandaki River, which separates it from the Dhaulagiri massif. (Dhaulagiri I lies 34km (21 mi) west of Annapurna I.) Annapurna is a Sanskrit name which is translated as Goddess of the Harvests. In Hinduism, Annapurna is a goddess of fruitfulness and farming and an avatar of Durga