| Indori River | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Native name | इन्दोरी नदी (Hindi) |
| Location | |
| Country | India |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Aravalli Range, FromAlwar district andSikar district ofRajasthan toRewari district of Haryana |
| Mouth | |
• location | Rewari |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Sahibi River inHaryana |
TheIndori river (Hindi:इन्दोरी नदी), is a rain-fed river originates fromAravalli Range fromSikar district and flows throughAlwar district ofRajasthan toRewari district of Haryana and it is the longest tributary ofSahibi River which stretches to 50 km.[1][2] InDelhi, it is called theNajafgarh drain orNajafgarh Nallah.
Archaeological findings on the Sahibi River have confirmed habitations on its banks before theHarappan and pre-Mahabharata periods. Both handmade and wheel-made earthenware dated from 3309–2709 BCE and 2879–2384 BCE has been found on the banks of the Sahibi River at Jodhpura.INTACH-Rewari found pottery on the Sahibi riverbed atHansaka in the Rewari district. A red stone statue ofVamana Dev was found in the Sahibi riverbed near Bawal in 2002; the statue is now displayed at the Shri Krishna Museum,Kurukshetra.[citation needed] Other artifacts discovered in the Sahibi River include arrowheads, fishhooks, appearheads, awls, and chisels.[3]
Several modern scholars identify the oldGhaggar-Hakra River (of which Tangri river is a tributary) as theSarasvati River and theSahibi River with theDrishadvati River ofVedic period, on the banks of whichIndus–Sarasvati Civilisation developed. such scholars include Bhargava[4] TheDrishadwati River formed one border of theVedic state ofBrahmavarta and was mentioned in theRigveda, theManusmriti, and theBrahmin Granths texts.
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