During this plunge it travels north and then takes a sharp turn around the western edge of the Himalayas, where it is joined by the Gilgit, a large river surging out of the Hindu Kush.
Šī krituma laikā Inda novirzās aizvien tālāk uz ziemeļiem un tad izdara krasu pagriezienu gar Himalaju rietumu galu, kur tajā ietek Gilgita — liela upe, kas traucas lejup no Hindukuša.