YAMUNA PUSHKARA - Brief about Yamuna River...
Who is Yamuna? Born in the lineage of Sage Kashyapa with Sun God (Surya) as her father, Yamuna also pronounced as Jamuna the Vedic river is a major tributary of Ganga. Because she is sister of Lord Yama the God of death she is called as Yamuna. Standing as a living witness to the historical and pouranic happenings in India, holy river Yamuna like Ganga is equally held responsible for nurturing of Hindu civilization and verily no less than Ganges in terms of its merits and significance. Yamunothri the birth place of Yamuna… Yamunotri is the starting point of Yamuna River while actual source of Yamuna River lies in the Yamunothri Glacier at a height of approx 6387 meters near Bandarpunch peak which lies in the Mussoorie range of Lower Himalayas in the Uttarakashi district, Uttarakhand to the north of Haridwar. Yamuna River flows from Kalindi Parvat (hill) of the Bandarpunch which is the main water feeder to Yamuna River. Since it flows from Kalindi Parvat, Yamuna is also ...