HOLY RIVERS IN INDIA

Brahmputra River - In Sanskrit Brahmaputra means “Son of Brahma”. The river flows across China and India to the Bay of Bengal. The river in India flows thru Guwahati, Assam.

Narmada River – Narmada river flows thru the states of Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Gujarat which is the only river that connects the South India and North India.  The sacred Narmada River where a temple has been dedicated to the goddess Narmada.

Ganga River – The River of India “Ganga” flows from Varanasi, North India to Bangladesh.  The river is a holy river for Hindus and worshipped as goddess Ganga.

Kaveri River (Cauvery) – Kaveri (Cauvery) is a sacred river of India, the origin of the river traditionally placed at talakavari, rising on Brahmagiri Hill in the Western Ghats in Coorg district of Karnataka state, flowing through Karnataka and Tamil Nadu states.

Yamuna River – The river Yamuna is a major tributary river of the Ganga river in India.  Its source is in the Uttarakhand Himalaya, which is north of Haridwar in the Himalayan Mountains. It flows through the states of Delhi, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh, before merging with the Ganges at Allahabad. Taj Mahal in Agra is on the banks of the river Yamuna.

Triveni Sangam - The river Ganga, Yamuna and Saraswati flow togehter in Allahabad which is called as the river “Triveni Sangam”.  This is the sacred place where historic kumbamela happens every 12 years.

Godavari River - The river Godavari originates in Nashik and flows thru Badrachalam, Rajahmundry in Andhra Pradesh. The river has many piligremage centers on its banks.   A holy festival Pushkaram is celebrated every 12 years in Rajahmundry.

Krishna River - The river Krishna raises at Maharashtra and flows thru Karnataka,  Vijayawada (AP) into Bay of Bengal in Andhra Pradesh.  The sacred temples like Dattadeva at Maharashtra, Goddess Kanaka Durga at Vijayawada are at the banks of Krishna River.

Mahanadi River - The river Mahanadi flows thru Chattisgarh, Orissa into Bay of Bengal.  Mahanadi is a seasonal river formed from mountain streams.

 
Satluj River in Himachal Pradesh - The river Satluj rises from Indian borders in the Southern slopes of the Kailash mountain near Mansarover lake from Rakas lake. It is the largest among the five rivers of Himachal Pradesh.

Sindhu River (Indus River) – The indus river originates in Tibet and flows thru Pakistan, Jammu and Kashmir. The river is largely fed by snow and the flow of the river is determined by seasons.

 Tapti River – The river Tapti in Gujarat rises in Madhya Pradesh. The tributaries of Tapti river are Purna River, Girna River, Panzara River, Bori River.