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The Gandaki River, also known as the Narayani and Gandak, is one of the major rivers in Nepal and a left-bank tributary of the Ganges in India. Its total catchment area is 46,300 km 2 (17,900 sq mi), most of it in Nepal.
The Kali Gandaki Gorge or Andha Galchi is the gorge of the Kali Gandaki (or Gandaki River) in the Himalayas in Nepal. By some sources, it may be one of the deepest gorges in the world. [1] [2] The upper part of the gorge is also called Thak Khola after the local Thakali people who became prosperous from trans-Himalayan trade.
Gandaki River (Narayani) (Kali Gandaki) Binai River; East Rapti River. Karra River; Kukhreni River; Trishuli River. Langtang River; Seti Gandaki River; Marshyangdi. Chhandi River; Budhi Gandaki River; Nisi River; Madi River. Rudi River; Modi River; Myagdi River
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Gandaki Province was named after the river Gandaki, which is a major river in the province. This river has important links with historical Hindu civilization. [citation needed] The Gandaki river is mentioned in the ancient Sanskrit epic Mahabharata. [citation needed] It has been said that Valmiki wrote the great epic Ramayana here.
The Budhi Gandaki River (Nepali: बूढीगण्डकी नदी) is a tributary of Gandaki River in Nepal. It meets the Trishuli at Benighat, astride the Dhading and Gorkha Districts . As of 2017, Nepal plans to build a dam with associated electricity transformers and pylons that would cost $2.5 billion.
Muktinath's importance within Hinduism is described in ancient Hindu Vishnu Purana's Gandaki Mahatmya. [8] The ancient name of Muktinath in Sri Vaishnava literature is Tiru Shaligramam. The Gandaki river, which flows downstream from Muktinath, is considered to be the only source of the shaligrama shila, the non-anthropomorphic representation of ...
The Seti Gandaki is the main river flowing through the city. [33] The Seti Gandaki (White Gandaki) and its tributaries have created several gorges and canyons in and around Pokhara that give intriguingly long sections of terrace features to the city and surrounding areas.