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The Plaksa Prasravana (place of appearance/source of the river) may refer to a spring in the Sivalik hills. The distance between the source and the Vinasana (place of disappearance of the river) is said to be 44 Ashwin (between several hundred and 1,600 miles) (Tandya Br. 25.10.16; cf. Av. 6.131.3; Pancavimsa Br.). [50]
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Sieidis (Northern Sami: sieidi, Finnish: seita, Swedish: sejte, Russian: сейд) are Sami cultural items, usually a rock with unusual shape. Sieidis are found in nature in certain sacred places, for example at the sea or river beaches or on the mountain. [1]
This river may haunt you but it's actually one of the most sacred places in the world
The Triveni Sangam, the intersection of the Yamuna River and the Ganges River. In Hindu tradition, Triveni Sangam is the confluence (Sanskrit: sangama) of three rivers that is also a sacred place, with a bath here said to flush away all of one's sins and free one from the cycle of rebirth.
“He has surveyed eight summits of the Earth, three shore or desert regions, seven rivers.” (aṣṭaú vy àkhyat kakúbhaḥ pr̥thivyā́s trī́ dhánva yójanā saptá síndhūn RV.I.35.8). [3] Sapta-sindhavaḥ is cognate with Avestan hapta həndu, and is interpreted as referring to Punjab.
The Sarasvati river is mentioned in the Rigveda, and is believed to have dried up through the course of time. [10] In some texts, it is written that once there was a terrible battle between the Bhargavas and Hehayas, and from this an all-consuming fire called Vadavagni was born, which had the potential to destroy the whole world.
It is located south of the Tungabhadra River and is considered sacred by Hindus. It is one of the five sacred sarovars , or lakes in India. According to Hindu theology, the five sacred lakes are collectively called Panch Sarovar and includes Mansarovar , Bindu Sarovar , Narayan Sarovar , Pampa Sarovar and Pushkar Sarovar . [ 1 ]