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- ...munā in Bangladesh, where it merges with the Gańgā and bifurcates into the rivers Padmā and Meghnā, and empties into the Bay of Bengal.575 bytes (100 words) - 22:01, 15 December 2016
- Nadistuti literally means ‘hymn in praise of the rivers like [[Sindhu]] and [[Sarasvatī]]’. ...tras. The first [[mantra]] is in praise of all the waters of all the seven rivers. The next three mantras are addressed to the river [[Sindhu]] along with it1 KB (161 words) - 17:29, 7 April 2023
- ...ts birth on the Indo-Tibetan border of Uttar Pradesh, it is joined by four rivers at four different places: Here-after the rivers merged together go by the name Gaṅgā. The famous [[Viṣṇu]] temple at857 bytes (132 words) - 00:58, 7 April 2023
- ==Rivers Originating from Vindhya== Some of the rivers that take their birth from the Vindhya are:1 KB (199 words) - 02:36, 8 April 2023
- ...owner of the dam is said to have rights over the usage of the water of the rivers.1 KB (154 words) - 17:57, 6 December 2015
- ...istuti]]<ref>[[Ṛgveda]] 10.75.1- 9</ref> contains prayers addressed to ten rivers, out of which the Vitastā is also the one.713 bytes (106 words) - 07:36, 19 December 2016
- ...esiding over Thiruvayaru temple near Kumbakonam..That small town has five rivers flowing through it and all the three [[Carnatic]] Trinity was born there. <br>Protect me lord of the five rivers who is the great god , Who is [[Lord Shiva]], ¬4 KB (587 words) - 18:49, 7 April 2023
- ==Rivers from Himalayas== ...o be situated in the Himālayas. These mountain range is the source of many rivers such as2 KB (344 words) - 12:28, 7 April 2023
- ...ty of Uttar Pradesh. Every year lakhs of people gather on the banks of the rivers Gaṅgā and Yamunā at Allahabad during the month of Māgha<ref>Māgha com1 KB (174 words) - 16:41, 7 April 2023
- # one of the five rivers of Punjab commonly known as Chenab.205 bytes (34 words) - 18:56, 29 December 2013
- Taking bath in sacred rivers has been considered as [[a]] highly meritorious act since the ancient days. ...by the naked eye. Hence it is named as Pañcagaṅgā or five Gaṅgās or sacred rivers. One of the [[temples]] situated at this ghāṭ is [[a]] small [[Viṣṇu2 KB (292 words) - 05:00, 7 April 2023
- ...been looked upon, in the scriptures, with awe and reverence. All the major rivers have also been deified and accepted as goddesses. This may be because they ...10.64.9</ref><ref>Ṛgveda 10.75.5,6</ref> and refers to another 99 flowing rivers later.<ref>Ṛgveda 10.104.8</ref> If a flowing water has to be called a �6 KB (953 words) - 17:28, 7 April 2023
- ...religious ceremonies at Teku, the confluence of the Bagmati and Bishnumati rivers. He selected a pious cowherd, Bhuktaman to be the first king in the line of ...practiced [[gyana marga#prayaschita|penance]] at the Bagmati and Kesavati rivers.<ref> Khatri, P. 16 ''The Postage Stamps of Nepal'' </ref> and to have taug2 KB (304 words) - 17:55, 7 April 2023
- ...at visit them. Such pilgrim centers are innumerable. Sea-beaches, banks of rivers, hills, dales and forests are the most favored places for the location of s One of the less known rivers is the Bhīmā. It is has it's origin from the Western Ghats from the summi2 KB (311 words) - 04:23, 7 April 2023
- ...most sacred rivers of India included in the [[mantra]] invoking the seven rivers at the time of ritualistic [[worship]]. A large number of small rivers and rivulets join it at various places. Well known centers of pilgrimage si3 KB (595 words) - 15:25, 7 April 2023
- ...er to the rivers Vipāṭ and Śutudrī<ref>They are the modern Beas and Sutlej rivers in the Punjab State.</ref> to make way for him so that he could cross over2 KB (355 words) - 08:07, 19 December 2016
- ...harāja means ‘the king of pilgrimage centres’.</ref> also. Since the three rivers [[Gaṅgā]], [[Yamunā]] and [[Sarasvatī]]<ref>These are the mythical riv ...2. 54.6</ref> refers to a forest at the place of the confluence of the two rivers.4 KB (660 words) - 19:58, 7 April 2023
- ...treatises have been described here, such as tlrthas<ref>Tlrthas means holy rivers.</ref> * A detailed geographical descriptions of mountains, rivers and janapadas<ref>Janapadas means countries.</ref> are found here.4 KB (656 words) - 03:06, 8 April 2023
- ...f the Jambudvīpa, the island on which Bhāratadeśa (India) is situated. Ten rivers like the Tribhāgā, the Acalā, the Tāmraparṇi and the Vimalā take bir748 bytes (124 words) - 16:06, 7 April 2023
- Asikni was one of the rivers often mentioned in the [[Rgveda]] which has been identified with the modern740 bytes (113 words) - 12:40, 15 December 2016