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Ganga

The Ganga (sva-dhuni, 'the celestial stream') is India's holiest river, rising in the Himalaya (Gaumukh/Gangotri) and meeting the Yamuna at …

The Sarasvati River is the holiest river of Vedic times, praised throughout the Rig Veda; now identified with the dry bed of the Ghaggar-Hak…

The Yamuna is a sacred river and the site of the meeting between Vidura and Uddhava. At SB 3.1.24, returning from the tirthas of the Sarasva…