Yamuna
The Yamuna (Sanskrit: यमुना), sometimes called Jamuna (Bengali: যমুনা, Hindi: जमुना, Urdu: جمنا) or Jumna, is a major river in North India. It is the largest branch of a bigger river called the Ganges. It is 1370 km long. It begins at the Yamunotri, which is in the Himalayas. It goes through the Indian states of Delhi, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh. At the end, it flows into the Ganges. Rivers that come out of the Yamuna include the Tons (the largest of the ones that come out of it), Chambal, Betwa, and Ken
| Yamuna | |
|---|---|
| Mouth | Ganges |
| Length | 1,376 km (855 mi) |
| Mouth elevation | 74 m (243 ft) |
Gallery
- YamunaRiver.jpg
AyYamuna as seen from the Taj Mahal, Agra.
- Madan Mohan temple, on the Yamuna, Vrindavan, 1789.jpg
Madan Mohan temple, on the Yamuna, Vrindavan, 1789, it has shifted further away since then.
- Keshighat Vrindavan.JPG
'Keshi Ghat' on the Yamuna, Vrindavan.
- Yamuna river, Allahabad.jpg
Yamuna near Allahabad in the rainy season.
Yamuna Media
- Himalayas at dusk from Mussoorie, Uttarakhand.jpg
Banderpoonch peak, the source of Yamuna, as seen from Mussoorie
The Yamunotri temple on the river, dedicated to Goddess Yamuna
- DoabUnitedProvincesIGI1908.jpg
The Doab, United Provinces, 1908
- Chandigarh river.jpg
Yamuna river between Saharanpur and Yamunanagar
- Indo-Gangetic Plain.jpg
Course of Yamuna, in the Indo-Gangetic Plain
- Krishna carried over river yamuna.jpg
Vasudev carrying baby Lord Krishna across the Yamuna, an important legend of Bhagavata Purana, mid-18th century
- Taj Mahal-10.jpg
The Yamuna beside the Taj Mahal
Agra Canal headworks at Okhla barrage, Delhi, 1871
Related pages
References
Other websites
Media related to Yamuna River at Wikimedia Commons
- The Geography of the Rigveda Archived 2018-01-15 at the Wayback Machine
- Yamuna Action Plan Archived 2007-10-06 at the Wayback Machine
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