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The Yamuna (pronounced [jəmʊnɑː]; IAST: Yamunā) is the second-largest tributary river of the Ganges by discharge and the longest tributary in India.Originating from the Yamunotri Glacier at a height of about 4,500 m (14,800 ft) [1] on the southwestern slopes of Bandarpunch peaks of the Lower Himalaya in Uttarakhand, it travels 1,376 kilometres (855 mi) and has a drainage system of 366,223 ...
Krishna defeats Kaliya, dwelling in the Yamuna. The name Kalindi may be derived from her association with Yama, the god of death and darkness as Kala. [4] Another source suggests that she derives the name Kalindi from her "earthly" source, the mountain Kalinda. [7] Some legends also explain Yamuna's darkness and thus her name Kalindi.
The Triveni Sangam, the intersection of the Yamuna River and the Ganges River. Triveni Sangam is the confluence (Sanskrit: sangama) of three rivers that is a sacred place, with a bath here said to flush away all of one's sins and free one from the cycle of rebirth. [1] [2] [3] [4]
Yamunotri, also Jamnotri, is the source of the Yamuna River and the seat of the Goddess Yamuna in Hinduism. [1] It is situated at an altitude of 3,293 metres (10,804 ft) in the Garhwal Himalayas and located approximately 150 kilometres (93 mi) North of Uttarkashi, the headquarters of the Uttarkashi district in the Garhwal Division of Uttarakhand, India.
Yamuna, an Indian Tamil-language TV series; SS Yamuna, a British India Line passenger ship; Yamuna (actress), an Indian actress who appeared in Telugu, Kannada films and serials; Yamuna Devi, author of The Art of Indian Vegetarian Cooking; Yamuna Bank metro station, of the Delhi Metro on the Yamuna river
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The second standardisation of the Hindi language took place during the British Raj, which is now one of the two official languages of GoI, along with English. This second standardisation, though in the Sanskritized register has retained the inevitable name Hindi instead and hence Hindi refers both to the official sanskritised standard as well ...
The Yamuna Action Plan Project Phase II, begun in 2003, [1] is regarded as the core project under the National River Conservation Plan of Government of India. The project addresses the abatement of severe pollution of the River Yamuna by raising sewage treatment capacity, caused by rapid population growth, industrialization and urbanization in the towns of the river basin, which includes Delhi ...