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2021-07-29 18:50:31 #Hills_Mountains_Peaks

Aravalli Range (Hills)

The Aravalli Range is a mountain range in Northwestern India, running approximately 692 km in a south-west direction, starting near Delhi, passing through southern Haryana and Rajasthan, and ending in Gujarat.

The highest peak is Guru Shikhar (Mount Abu) at 1,722 metres (5,650 ft).

Rivers passing : Banas, Luni, Sakhi and Sabarmati

"The Great Green Wall of Aravalli" is a 1,600 km long and 5 km wide green ecological corridor along Aravalli range from Gujarat to Delhi

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2021-07-28 17:50:51 Rudreswara Temple, (also known as the Ramappa Temple)

Location : Mulugu District, Telangana

Recently, Ramappa Temple has been inscribed on UNESCO's World Heritage list.

constructed in 1213 AD during the reign of the Kakatiya Empire by Recherla Rudra

The presiding deity here is Ramalingeswara Swamy. Open / Comment

2021-07-28 08:49:56 About Dholavira

The City of Dholavira, located in Khadir island of the Rann of Kutchch, belonged to matured Harappan phase.

First discovered by archaeologist JP Joshi in 1956, excavations at Dholavira started only in 1990 under RS Bisht of the Archaeological Survey of India.

Dholavira was occupied from about 2650 BCE to 1450 BCE and has seven different stageswhich document the rise and fall of the Harappan Civilization.

This quadrangular city lay between two seasonal streams, the Mansar in the north and Manhar in the south.

It had three distinct zones-the Upper (citadel, bailey), Middle (having a distinct street-pattern, large scale enclosure and a ceremonial ground) and Lower Towns (with narrower streets, smaller enclosures and industrial area). Open / Comment

2021-07-27 19:01:39 #Rivers_River_Deltas_Canals

Narmada river

The Narmada River, also called the Rewa and previously also known as Nerbudda, is a river in central India after the Godavari, and the Krishna.

Narmada rises from Amarkantak Plateau near Anuppur district Madhya Pradesh.

It forms the traditional boundary between North India and South India and flows westwards before draining through the Gulf of Khambhat into the Arabian Sea.

It Flows through the states of Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Gujarat.

It is one of only three major rivers in peninsular India that run from east to west (longest west flowing river), along with the Tapti River and the Mahi River. 

To Hindus the Narmada is one of the seven holy rivers of India; the other six being Ganges, Yamuna, Godavari, Saraswati, Sindhu, and Kaveri.

Famous Omkareshwar piligrimage is located on the banks of Narmada river.

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2021-07-27 13:18:56 #Rivers_River_Deltas_Canals

Bhima (Chandrabhaga) River

It originates near Bhimashankar Temple in the Bhimashankar hills ,Western Ghats, known as Sahyadri, in Pune District, Maharashtra.

It flows southeast through Maharashtra, Karnataka, and Telangana states, before entering the Krishna River in Telangana.

Tributaries :
Left - Ghod, Sina, Kahini
Right - Bhama, Indrayani, Mula-mutha, Nira.

The river is also referred to as Chandrabhaga River, especially at Pandharpur, Maharashtra, as it resembles the shape of the Moon.

Important locations :
-- Bhimashankar one of the twelve esteemed Jyotirlinga shrines.
-- Vitthal Temple in Pandharpur (Here Bhima is known as Chandrabhaga)
-- Kanganahalli Buddhist site, Karnataka. Open / Comment

2021-07-26 17:46:49 #Rivers_River_Deltas_Canals

Luni river

 It originates in the Pushkar valley of the Aravalli Range, near Ajmer, passes through the southeastern portion of the Thar Desert, and ends in the marshy lands of Rann of Kutch in Gujarat.

It is first known as Sagarmati, then after passing Govindgarh, it meets its tributary Saraswati, which originates from Pushkar Lake, and from then on it gets its name Luni.

The Luni is also known as the Lavanavari or Lavanavati, which means "salt river" in Sanskrit, due high salinity of its water.

Tributaries :
Its major tributaries are the Sukri, Mithri River, Bandi, Khari, Jawai, Guhiya and Sagi from the left, and the Jojari from the right.

The dams in Luni river are:

Dantiwada dam

Sipu dam

Jaswant Sagar Dam - built in 1892 by Maharaja Jaswant Singh.It is one of the largest artificial lakes in India. Open / Comment

2021-07-26 07:36:19 #Rivers_River_Deltas_Canals

Kali sindh River

The Kali Sindh, is a river in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan in northern India and is a tributary of the Chambal River in the Ganges Basin. 

The Kali Sindh rises in the Vindhya Range near Bagli in Dewas district of Madhya Pradesh.

The Kali Sindh River drains a major portion of the Malwa region, and is the biggest river flowing in the Malwa region of Madhya Pradesh.

The main tributaries of the Kali Sindh are the Parwan, Niwaj and Ahu rivers.

Kalisindh Dam is a major dam across the river situated in Jhalawar district of Rajasthan. Open / Comment

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