Do you know that Yamuna is another name for Yami‚ the sister of Yama‚ the god of death? Yami and Yama were born twins. Yama and Yami were Surya’s children. Although I have not come across any person called Yama‚ or Narada for that matter‚ we often remember these two characters in our day to day life! If anyone thwarts a serious activity of yours‚ you will complain to another: “That fellow turned up like a Yama..” And if someone creates a misunderstanding between you and a friend‚ you will
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Yamuna The Yamuna (Sanskrit: यमुना)‚ sometimes called Jamuna (Bengali: যমুনা‚ Hindi: जमुना‚ Urdu: جمنا) or Jumna‚ is the largest tributary river of theGanges (Ganga) in northern India. Originating from the Yamunotri Glacier at a height of 6‚387 metres on the south western slopes of Banderpooch peaks in the Lower Himalayas in Uttarakhand‚ it travels a total length of 1‚376 kilometers (855 mi) and has a drainage system of 366‚223 square kilometres (141‚399 sq mi)‚ 40.2% of the entire Ganges Basin
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river yamuna Information River Yamuna (यमुना)‚ with a total length of around 1‚370 kilometers (851 mi)‚ is the largest tributary of the Ganges River Ganga गगां in northern India. Yamuna is considered the most sacred among all the rivers as per Hindu mythology. Its source is at Yamunotri‚ in the Uttarakhand Himalaya‚ in the Himalayan Mountains.It flows through the states of Delhi‚ Haryana and Uttar Pradesh‚ before merging with the Ganges at Allahabad. The cities of Delhi‚ Mathura and Agra lie on
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many different aspects of the religion and is something to be valued by all Hindu people.In Hinduism‚ the river Ganges Which is the river that is referenced all throughout the “River of Love” is considered sacred and is personified as the goddess Yamuna known as Ganga. It is worshipped by Hindus‚ and the people of the Braj that bathing in the river causes the remission of sins and
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The Doab‚ unqualified by the names of any rivers‚ designates the flat alluvial tract between the Ganges and Yamuna rivers in western and southwestern Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand state in India‚ extending from the Sivalik Hills to the two rivers’ confluence at Allahabad. The region has an area of about 23‚360 square miles (60‚500 square km); it is approximately 500 miles (805 km) in length and 60 miles (97 km) in width. Doab figures prominently in history and myths of Vedic period; the epic Mahabharata
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Yama dev Lord Yama or Yamraj‚ is the god of death. He is the son of Lord Surya and Sanjana. ’Yama’ means twin‚ and this can be attributed to Hindu mythology where he is depicted as the twin brother of Yami (Yamuna). However‚ ’Yama’ also means ’the restrainer’. So it is Lord Yama who restrains humankind. Lord Yama is the god of hell. Lord Yama is shown with a grim appearance with a glittering crown on his head. He carries a mace in one hand‚ and a rope in the other. He uses the rope to pull the
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Environmental Protection of Taj Mahal It is beyond any doubt that Taj Mahal is one of the leading specimens of the cultural and historical glory of India‚ besides being a magnificent monument to love by itself. During the 400 year odd history of its existence‚ countless visitors to this shrine have been mesmerized by its ethereal grace‚ reflected by its faultless sense of symmetry‚ while being captivated by this 42 acre complex as a unique blend of Islamic‚ Persian and Hindu traditions with universal
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a lot of sun throughout the year. Hence its white sandy beaches are quite popular with the citizens and tourists. Secondly‚ the nature and beauty of Delhi and Dubai are quite similar‚ from the exotic rose gardens and Mughal gardens to the River Yamuna flowing by the edges of Delhi. A lush green canopy of trees surrounds the entire city of Delhi. Likewise‚ Dubai has a lot of greenery with water bodies throughout the city. There are parks with all facilities such as play areas‚ barbeque pits and
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food and basically no money to buy any for themselves or their families. The pollution and depletion of the river is harsher near the urban parts of Bangladesh. It’s mainly because of the urban activities. These include The Bagmati River‚ The Yamuna River and some of the other rivers. It ’s also because this city does not have pollution control as a whole that they need so that the pollution in the area may decrease and can be maintained. It has been found that there has
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The Ganga Project Introduction “Throwing her head in a swirl of ice spray‚ in pride and defiance creeping round lovingly some favoured rock to rush down joyously over the boulders hurling herself with a mighty shout over some great precipice…smiling and dancing in the morning sunlight and dark and gloomy and full of mysteries in the evening shadow‚ a narrow‚ slow and graceful stream in the winter‚ vast and roaring during the monsoon.”- Jawaharlal Nehru. The Ganga is the most sacred river
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