Lot of significance are there by taking a dip in the holy rivers like Ganges, Cauvery, Narmada, Yamuna and Godavari. Still village people used to take bath in the holy Rivers like Ganges and Cauvery, and some of the people would even wash their clothes in those holy rivers. For the past one week, I […]
Holy Rivers
Tapti River | Tapi River | Maa Tapti
Tapti is the goddess of river Tapti, and she is the daughter of Surya and Chaya. Her siblings are Yama, Yamuna, Bhadra, Shanidev and AshwinKumaras. Her husband name is Samvarna and their son name is Kuru, the founder of the Kuru dynasty. Tapti is mentioned in Mahabharata and Bhagavatam and also in various divine texts, […]
Veera Chozhan River
Veera Chozhan is a river flowing in the Nagapattinam district of Tamil Nadu. Similar to the Kallanai Dam, built by the great Chola King “SRI KARIKALA CHOLA”, which would be frequently visited by the people, this River also attracts large number of visitors due to its natural beauty. Veeracholan River also flows in the Tiruvidaimaruthur Area, and it also passes […]
Kaushiki, Holy River in Nepal
As per legend, once there lived a holy person who was the grandson of Lord Brahma, and his name was Gadhi, and he had a beautiful daughter Satyavathi. On hearing the beauty of the pious woman Satyavathi, sage Richika approached Gadhi to arrange marriage for him with his daughter Satyavathi. Richika also donated lot of […]
Sarayu River | The Holy River Sarayu
Sarayu is an ancient river that originates from Uttarakhand, India, and it passes through various towns in Uttarakhand and finally it ends at the India-Nepal border. It also flows through Ayodhya, the birth place of Lord Rama. This sacred river is described in Ramayana, and as per Ramayana, at the end of the Rama avatar, […]
Gandaki River | Story of Holy River Gandaki
Gandaki River originates from Nepal, and it flows through Bihar and Uttar Pradesh. It is considered as one of the sacred rivers, and Mata Gandaki is a very pious mother River Goddess, who is an ardent devotee of Lord Vishnu. As per ancient legend, once there lived a pious girl and her name was “Gandaki”, […]
Ma Brahmaputra, the Sacred River
The holy river Ma Brahmaputra originates from the holy Manasarovar Lake which is situated near Mount Kailash, in the Himalayan Mountain ranges at Tibet and it flows through Arunachal Pradesh, Assam and Bangladesh.It is one of the biggest rivers in the world, and this River is considered as sacred similar to the holy River Ganges. […]