Eridanus (Latin). Ardan, the Greek name for the river Jordan.

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Himavat (Sanskrit). The personified Himalayas; the father of the river Ganga, or Ganges.

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ghata

Steps built for bathing in a river or lake.

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Ganga - the holy river, Ganga, also known as the Ganges

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Mathura (Sanskrit) The birthplace of Krishna, situated in the province of Agra on the right bank of the Yamuna River.

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Mandakini (Sanskrit) Going slowly; one name of the Ganges River, especially its flow on the plains of India.

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Acheron (Greek) (probably from achos pain, distress; Etruse Acceruns)

The River of Woe, one of five rivers surrounding Hades. The others were Cocytus (river of wailing), Styx (the hateful), Pyriphlegethon (the fiery), and Lethe (forgetfulness).

In later traditions, a son of the sun (Helios) and Demeter who supplied the titans with drink when they were fighting against Zeus, and was therefore transformed into a river of the underworld. These rivers have reference to the circulations of the universe, and in this connection the ancient Greeks and Romans had certain mystical rites relating to the "deification" of souls after death and their passage into other spheres.

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Shalagrama: A stone found only in the Mandakini River in the region of Tibet, considered to be a manifestation of Vishnu and His avataras.

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Tirtha: A sacred place of pilgrimage; a river or body of water in which it is auspicious and spiritual beneficial to bathe; the water offered in ritual worship and then sprinkled on or drunk by the devotees.

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Gautama:

Gautama (Gauthama). Great sage who brought the Godavari River to earth for the benefit of mankind.

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Godavari:

Godavari (Godhaavaree). Sacred river of south India; cuts across central south India, flowing from west to east.

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Hindu:

Hindu (Hindhu). Person who adheres to Hinduism, the religion based on the Vedas. Name originally applied by foreign invaders to inhabitants of Indus (Sindhu) river valley.

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Ikshumathi:

Ikshumathi. River that flows near Kurukshetra, site of the famous battle in the Mahabharatha; Mithila lies on its banks.

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sagara-sangama:

sagara-sangama (saagara-samgama). Place where a river joins the ocean.

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Kausiki:

Kausiki (Kaushiki). Now the modern river of Kosi in Bihar. Viswamitra's hermitage stood on its bank.

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Kailas:

Kailas (Kailaasa). Siva's mountain abode; Bhagiratha performed penance here to bring down the river Ganga.

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Kosala:

Kosala. Wealthy country on the banks of the Sarayu river and the people inhabiting it; Dasaratha's wife, Kausalya, came from Kosala.

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Manasa-Sarovar:

Manasa-Sarovar (Maanasa-Sarovar). Lake of the mind. Lake created by Brahma; source of the Sarayu river in the northern Himalayas, now in Tibet.

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Yamuna:

Yamuna (Yamunaa). Holy river rising in the Himalaya mountains at an elevation of 10,849 feet and flowing for 860 miles before joining the Ganga.

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Gopichandana (Sanskrit) A substance made of whitish clay from rivers held sacred, used to paint mudras or emblems of the deities on the bodies of certain Hindu devotees (BCW 2:119).

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Pataliputra (Sanskrit) The ancient capital of Magadha, a kingdom of Eastern India near the confluence of the Sona and Ganges rivers, identified with the modern city of Patna.

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Ayodhya (Sanskrit) The ancient city founded by Ikshvaku, the founder of the solar race (suryavansa); also the capital of Rama, hero of the Ramayana. It is now believed to be the modern city of Oude on the Sarayu River.

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