Sacred rivers

The Ganges ( ; in India: Ganga, ; in Bangladesh: Padma, ) is a trans-boundary river of Asia which flows through India and Bangladesh.The Ganga is the National River of India.The river rises in the western Himalayas in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. It flows south and east through the Gangetic plain of North India, receiving the right-bank tributary, the Yamuna, which also rises in the western Indian Himalayas, and several left-bank tributaries from Nepal that account for the bulk of its flow. In West Bengal, India, a feeder canal taking off from its right bank diverts 50% of its flow southwa

river in Asia

river in West Asia which flows to the Dead Sea

river in China, India, and Bangladesh

The Yamuna (; ) is the second-largest tributary river of the Ganges by discharge and the longest tributary in India. Originating from the Yamunotri Glacier at a height of about on the southwestern slopes of Bandarpunch peaks of the Lower Himalaya in Uttarakhand. It then enters the Indo-Gangetic plains of Uttar Pradesh and Haryana. It travels and has a drainage system of , 40.2% of the entire Ganges Basin. It merges with the Ganges at Triveni Sangam, Prayagraj, which is a site of the Kumbh Mela, a Hindu festival held every 12 years.

river in India

third longest river in central−southern India

5th longest river of India

The Kaveri (anglicized as Cauvery), also known as Ponni (), is a major river flowing across Southern India. It is the third largest river in the region after Godavari and Krishna. The catchment area of the Kaveri basin is estimated to be and encompasses the states of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala, and the union territory of Puducherry.

river in West Bengal, India

mythic river mentioned in the Vedas and ancient Indian epics and that probably existed in archeologic periods

river in India

river in India

river in Uttarakhand, India

alt=Munshi Ghat|thumb|250x250px|Munshi Ghat thumb|Dashashwamedh Ghat on the Ganges river, in [[Varanasi.|alt=Dashashwamedh Ghat|250x250px]]

river in Nepal and India

river in India

river in Nigeria

confluence of three holy rivers, important in Hinduism

river in Japan

river in the United States of America

river in Bangladesh

river in North Carolina, United States

right bank tributaries of the Brahmaputra River

river in Central Java, Indonesia