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Triveni Sangam. The Triveni Sangam, the intersection of the Yamuna River and the Ganges River. In Hindu tradition, Triveni Sangam is the confluence (Sanskrit: sangama) of three rivers that is also 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]
The Triveni Ghat is a ghat situated in Rishikesh, Uttarakhand. It is the biggest and most famous ghat in Rishikesh, located at the banks of the Ganges. Devotees visit the ghat to take ritual baths, believing it cleanses them of their sins. It is also used for the performance of the last rites ritual.
The Triveni Sangam (place where three rivers meet) is the meeting place of Ganges, the Yamuna and mythical Saraswati River, which according to Hindu legends, wells up from underground. [ 97 ] [ 98 ] A place of religious importance and the site for historic Prayag Kumbh Mela held every 12 years, over the years it has also been the site of ...
Harihar Van – is a nice garden along Triveni sangam Rudralay Mahadev or Rudresvara Temple [6] – Built in 11th or 13th century AD is located to left of the road to Triveni Ghat Parsuram or Parshuram Temple [7] – located to the right of the road to triveni sangam, opposite to Rudralay temple, is popular among devotees. Lord Parshuram, the ...
1717 CE Map of Ayodhya's Ram Mandir at Jaipur City Palace. ... such as the Triveni Sangam of the rivers Ganga, ... is an expression in Hindi, ...
The confluence (sangam) or joining of the Ganges and Yamuna rivers at Triveni Sangam, Allahabad, is believed to also converge with the unseen Sarasvati river, which is believed to flow underground. This is despite Allahabad being at a considerable distance from the possible historic routes of an actual Sarasvati river.
The Prayag Kumbh Mela, also known as Allahabad Kumbh Mela, is a mela, or religious gathering, associated with Hinduism and held in the city of Prayagraj, India, at the Triveni Sangam, the confluence of the Ganges, the Yamuna, and the mythical Sarasvati river. [1] The festival is marked by a ritual dip in the waters, but it is also a celebration ...
The three most holy rivers, Ganga, Yamuna and Sarasvati, originate in this area. According to the holy texts the river Sarasvati too was a tributary of Ganga and used to join it at the Triveni Sangam in Prayagraj along with Yamuna. But, the Mahabharat mentions that it later dried. Today Sarasvati joins Alaknanda at Keshav Prayag in Mana village ...