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The Godavari River in Maharashtra is one of the rivers whose water energy is least harnessed for generating hydro electricity. [46] The 600 MW capacity Upper Indravati hydro power station is the biggest hydro power station which diverts Godavari River water to the Mahanadi River basin. [ 47 ]
The Purna River is a major left-bank tributary of Godavari River originating in the Ajanta Range [1] of hills in chhtrapati sambhajinagar District, Maharashtra]].The river lies in the rain shadow region of Maharashtra, on the Deccan Plateau, flowing through the districts of chhtrapati sambhajinagar, Jalna, Buldana, Hingoli and Parbhani with a large catchment area measuring about 15,579 km 2.
It is believed that bathing in the sacred river during Pushkaram cleanses the devotees of their sins. [8] Godavari is one of the 12 sacred rivers, and the Godavari Pushkaram takes place once every 12 years, when the Jupiter is in the Leo sign. The Maha Pushkaram ("Great Pushkaram") takes place once every 144 years.
Puntamba is a market town situated on the banks of the Godavari River in Rahata taluka, Ahmednagar District in the state of Maharashtra in India. The village contains the 14th and the final resting place of the sage Changdev. The town is known for old temples and traditional schools that specialize in study of the Hindu scriptures or the Vedas.
The goddess Godavari is the personification of the Godavari river. The river Godavari is strongly associated with Rama, who is said to have traversed its banks in the Ramayana. [17] According to legend, the sage Gautama lived near the Brahmagiri hills, and had gained the boon of a bottomless grain-supplying well. His foes led a cow into the ...
The Pravara is the smallest of the major tributaries of Godavari river located in Maharashtra, India. Among the 7 major tributaries, it is the only tributary which originates in the Western Ghats akin to Godavari. Also, it is the only major tributary of Godavari to have both its source and confluence located within the same district - Ahmednagar.
The origin of the Godavari River, which Hindus consider sacred, is near Trimbak. It flows for 1,465 kilometres (910 mi), first eastwards across the Deccan Plateau then turns southeast, entering the West Godavari district and East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh, until it splits into two watercourses that widen into a large river delta and ...
The Sri Sita Ramachandraswamy temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Rama, a prominent avatar of the god Vishnu.It is located on the banks of the Godavari River in the town of Bhadrachalam in east Telangana, India.