The river Yamuna merges into the Ganges at this point and the Ganges continues on until it meets the sea at the Bay of Bengal.Īt the confluence of these two great Indian rivers, where the invisible Saraswati conjoins them, Hindu pilgrims take boats to bathe from platforms erected at the confluence. While the Ganges is only 4 feet deep, the Yamuna is 40 feet deep near the point of their nexus. The same force makes having a dip at the confluence difficult. During the monsoon, when the rivers are in full flow, the confluence is seen clearly due to the force of the water. The Saraswati remains hidden, but the faithful believe that she makes her presence felt underwater. While the Yamuna is deep, calm, and greenish in colour, the Ganga is shallow, forceful, and clear. The rivers maintain their identity and are visibly different as they merge. A place of religious importance and the site for historic Kumbh Mela held every 12 years, over the years it has also been the site of immersion of ashes of several national leaders, including Mahatma Gandhi in 1948. One such Triveni Sangam, in Prayag (Allahabad) has two physical rivers - Ganges and Yamuna - and the invisible Saraswati River. Puffino / CC BY-SA 3.0 | Pilgrims At The Triveni Sangam, The Confluence Of The Ganges And The Yamuna Rivers In Allahabad
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