The Holy rivers of India religious norms origin routes and ending points

The Holy rivers of India religious norms origin routes and ending points are the main focus of this article.Sindhu, Ganga, Yamuna, Ghagra, Koshi, Damodar, Brahmaputra, Narmada, Tapti, Mahanadi, Godavari, Krishna and Kaveri are the main river of India

Sindhu

According to Archeologist Sindhu is one of the oldest civilizations on Earth. And that civilization was depending on the Sindhu River or Indus River. Sindhu is one of the longest rivers in the world with a length of 2000 miles. Directly these rivers link the 3 great nations of South Asia Tibet (China), India, and Pakistan. Its origin on Kailash Mountain (Tibet, China) to Ladakh (India) to the Arabian Sea, (Pakistan). Sindhu is an Important River for all these 3 countries. Mostly Pakistan, in addition to drinking water, agriculture, Fishing, transportation route. You can say the backbone of Pakistan's central economy.

The helping rivers for Sindhu are

• Zaskar river
• Shyok river
• Shigar
• Gilgit
• Astor river
• Kabul river
• Jhelum
• Chenab
• Ravi
• Beas
• Sutlej

Ganga:-

The 2,600-km long Journey of the Ganga has many twists and turns. The river comes into being at Devprayag in Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. It is here that the holy union of its two main tributaries, Bhagirathi and Alaknanda, Takes plea. Considered to be the main origin of Ganga.

The Gangotri is actually the source for Bhagirathi. The Badrinath shrine represents the origin of its other main tributary, Alaknanda. As the Alaknanda races down the district of Chamoli, it finds the Mandakini river coming down the Nanda peaks, These peaks include the Nanda Devi (over 7,800m) the second highest in India. This journey continues to Rudraprayag, where the quieter Mandakini with its replacement green color can be seen margin into the white water of a rapidly flowing Alaknanda. Traveling down the Mandakini River takes you to the holy Kedarnath. It is now that Alaknanda longs to meet Bhagirathi at Devprayag.

From Devprayag onwards, the Gangas moves fist to Rishikesh, a town next to Haridwar, famous as much for its spiritual hermitages, as much as for its opportunities for white-water rafting for adventure enthusiasts. Finally, it is at Haridwar that the Ganga enters the plans and transforms into a placid river. The confluence of the Ganga and the Yamuna is one of the biggest pilgrimages for Hindus. A dip at this confluence called Sangam is auspicious. Allahabad – also known as Triveni –is the place for the merger of the invisible river Saraswati and the Ganga.

The journey of the Ganga continues form here to Kashi or Varanasi, a city seeped into an ancient past. Synonymous with Hindu thought, Religion, temple, art, music, and culture the city is also famous for its numerous passages leading down to the river (about 100). As the Ganga moves from Uttar Pradesh to Bihar, Various rivers continue to joint it. These include the Ramganga, Koshi, Gandak, and Ghagra. As the rivers move into West Bengal, it becomes sluggish and placid. Thereafter, she becomes the Hooghly and moves towards Gangasagar where she dissolves into the Vastness of the ocean.

The helping river of Ganga is

• Tones
• Pun pun
• Yamuna,
• Son,
• Ramganga,
• Gomati,
• Ghaghara,
• Gandak,
• Koshi
• Mahananda

Yamuna: -

The Yamuna River is originating from the Yamunotri glacier. Yamunotri is one of the famous Hindu pilgrimage centers. Yearly thousands of people are vesting this place.

The Yamuna after originating from Uttrakhand flows to Himachal Pradesh and via Haryana, Delhi, and finally merges with Ganga in Allahabad Uttar Pradesh.

The helping rivers of Yamuna are

• Chambal river
• Betwa
• The soan

Ghagra: -

Ghagra originally originates from Mansarovar and rakes lake (Tibet). And with many snow-fed rivers like mugu Karnali, humla Karnali (Nepal) flows towards India via Nepal.

In India, people called it Ghagra but in Nepal, it is known as Karnali River. It is one of the longest rivers in Nepal. Seti River in Nepal is its main feeder stream which joins Karnali in Doti (Nepal) and the other is Bheri River which joins in Surkhet (Nepal).

The helping river of Ghagra is

• Tapti
• Sharda.

Koshi: -

Koshi is a Nightmare for India (Bihar state). Due to the Koshi River, Millions of People of India (Bihar) are under the Poverty level. It is also a good friend to both sides of People because it irrigates a thousand acres of land. Overall you can say a good Friend and a Destructive Enemy.

The Sunkoshi River, Arun River, and Tamor River travel hundred of a kilometer from Himalayan Glacier (Tibet) to Nepal and Meets Koshi in Terai (plain land)

The helping river is

• Sun
• Kosi,
• Arun,
• Tamur

Damodar: -

Barakar, Konar, and Jamuna are the helping river of Damodar.

Brahmaputra: -

The helping river for this river is Raka, Sangpo, Naangchu, Keechi, chu, dihang, Lohit, dhanshree, Manas and tista

Narmada:-

sher, Duti, Tawa, and Hiran are the helping river of Narmada. Narmada is the straight follow river of India.

Tapti: -

Purna, Baighar, girna, Bori, Panjhara, aanera are the helping river Of Tapti.

Mahanadi: -

Shivnath, Hasdev, Mand, and Iib are the Helping river of Mahanadi.

Godavari: -

Prawara, Purna, Manpra, Panganga, Bain Ganga, Bargha, Pranhita, Indrāvati, Manera and sabsi are the helping river of Godavari

Krishna: -

Kochna, Ghatprabha, Malprabha, Bhima, tung vadra, Musi, and Muneru is the helping river of Krishna.

Kaveri: -

The 785-km course of the Kaveri, regarded as the sacred Dakshina Ganga, is dotted with historic religious sites. As the Kaveri winds south-eastwards, through Karnataka and Tamil Nadu towards the Bay of Bengal, a number of tributaries, such as the hemvati, Kabini, and Aiyar, invigorate its glow, at oompuhar, on the Coromandel Coast, the freshwater of the Kaveri spills into the salt-laden sea. Before that, after passing the temple town to Tiruchirappalli, the Kaveri begins to dissipate into a delta system that spans more than 80 km from north to south.

At talakaveri, the Kaveri tricks into a trout in front of a small shrine. Pilgrims head to Talakaveri all the year-round, though mostly visit during October to November when the river, revered saw a goddess, celebrates her birthday. Knowns Tula Sankramana day, it is marked by a brief surge in pressure at the river's source. To the inhabitants of the Kodagu region, the event has special significance. Theerhodhava is a time for ancestor worship and the celebration of local traditions.

Texts such as the Tulakaverimanmiyam and kaverittalpuranam document the mythology of the Kaceri's origins. Swami Ananda Theertha, who has spent a lifetime around the sorties and knows them by heart, knows the subtle differences into him Kannada Tamil versions of the legends. "A sage named Agasthya, the father of the Tamil language, come to this are and asked kaversa for his daughter... Kaveri agreed to marry him; under the condition that Agastya should never be away for more than 40 minutes at a tie. Back then, there was no water on the side of other mountains, so Agasthya went to the other side of the Brahmagiri. He kept Kaveri in the form of water, in a jug and that is how the Kaveri River emerged....," explains the Brahmagiri resident.

Into the Tamil versions, elders pleaded for water to Ganesh, who then sent Kaveri River towards Tamil Nadu. thought the details of the river's divine origins may be disputed, the Kaveri's importance to the region is not.

The Helping River is

• Laxman tirtha
• Kabini
• Swarna Vati
• Bhawani
• Heraji
• Hemvati
• Shimsha, and
• Amravati