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InHindu tradition,Triveni Sangam is theconfluence (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 thecycle of rebirth.[1][2][3][4]
Triveni Sangam is the confluence of theGanges (Ganga), theYamuna, and theSaraswati River and the location ofKumbh Mela. Triveni Sangam is located at Prayag – the area ofPrayagraj neighbouring the confluence; for this reason, the confluence is also sometimes referred to as Prayag.[5] A place of religious importance and one of the sites for the historic Kumbh Mela held every 12 years, over the years it has also been the site of the immersion of ashes of several national leaders, includingMahatma Gandhi in 1949 andAtal Bihari Bajpayee in 2018.
At the Triveni Sangam, the distinct characteristics of the rivers are visible: the Ganges flows with clear water[verification needed], while the Yamuna appears greenish. Meanwhile, the Saraswati River, considered mythical, is described as invisible.[6]
The auspiciousness of the confluence of two rivers is referred to in theRigveda, which says, "Those who bathe at the place where the two rivers, white and dark, flow together, rise up to heaven."[7]
The Triveni Sangam in Gir Somnath is located nearSomnath Temple,Veraval inGir-Somnath district, Gujarat. It marks the confluence of riversHiran, Kapila and the Saraswati, where they meet the Arabian Sea on the west coast of India.[8]
In the town ofTribeni in Hooghly district in West Bengal, the river Bhagirathi Hooghly, one of the two main distributaries of theGanges, splits into three more distributaries which are called Ganga, Jamuna and Saraswati. This place is called Tribeni and is of great religious significance to Hindus. It is believed that the "Yukta Veni" (connected) of Prayag in Prayagraj becomes "Mukta Veni" (disentangled) in Tribeni Sangam. At present, due to the changing course of the river in this extremely geologically active Bengal delta region, the Jamuna river of Bengal has almost disappeared and the stream of Saraswati is also rather thin, but in the past all three channels used to carry significant portions of the flow.
The Triveni Sangam inKooduthurai,Erode,Tamil Nadu is a confluence of theKaveri, Bhavani and Amudha and is known as the South Indian Triveni Sangam, orDakshina Sangam.[citation needed]
Triveni Dham is a confluence of three rivers, Sona, Tamasa and Sapta Gandaki located inBinayi Tribeni Rural Municipality,Nawalparasi district ofNepal.[9]
Bhagamandala is a pilgrimage place inKodagu district ofKarnataka. It is situated on the riverKaveri in its upstream stretches. At this place, the Kaveri is joined by two tributaries, the Kannike and the Sujyoti river. It is considered sacred as a river confluence (kudala ortriveni sangama, inKannada andSanskrit respectively).
Tirumakudalu Narasipura, commonly known as T. Narasipura,[10] is apanchayat town inMysore district in theIndian state ofKarnataka. The first name refers to the land at the confluence (trimakuta in Sanskrit) at the confluence of theKaveri,Kabini and Spatika Sarovara (a lake or spring, also namedGupta Gamini). This is the place inSouth India where local Kumbhamela is held every three years.[11]
Kaliyar (Kali river),Thodupuzhayar (Thodupuzha river) and Kothayar (Kothamangalam river) merge and become Muvattupuzha river inKerala and hence this place is calledMuvattupuzha.
Munnar city is whereMudhirapuzha, Nallathanni and Kundala rivers merge, the name Munnar literally means "three rivers" inMalayalam andTamil.
Kandakurthi is a village in Renjal mandal ofNizamabad district in the Indian state ofTelangana. The riverGodavari merges with the riversManjira andHaridra.
Bhilwara is a district in the Indian state ofRajasthan. The riverBanas merges with the riversBerach andMenali.[12]
Fatuha is a town in the Indian state of bihar. The river punpun merges with the rivers Ganga and secret river sarswati
The T. Narsipur Kumbh Mela, being held from February 23 to 25, began around 20 years ago and is held once in three years.
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