Dnyanganga River
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| Dnyanganga River, Dayanganga River[1] | |
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 Dnyanganga at Nandura |
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| Origin | Near Dongarshevali, Ta. Chikhli, Dist. Buldhana[2] |
| Mouth | Falls into river Purna on south bank near Yerli, Ta. Nandura. |
| Basin countries | India |
| Length | 50.5 miles (81.3 km)[3] |
| River system | Tapti River |
Dnyanganga (Gyanganga,[4] Marathi: ज्ञानगंगा नदी, the Ganges of knowledge) is a minor river in Buldhana district of Maharashtra, India. It is a tributary of the Purna River, which itself is a tributary of the Tapti River.
References [edit]
- ^ Hunter, W. W. (editor) (1886) Imperial Gazetteer of India, Volume X, Multán to Pálhalli (Second edition) Trübner and Company, London, page 194
- ^ The Buldana District Gazetteer (1910) particularly notes that the river takes its source from a spring of water under an umar (ficus glomerata) near the temple of Mahadeo at Dongarshevali.
- ^ Central Provinces District Gazetteer: Buldana District A. 1979. p. 421. (originally printed in 1910)
- ^ It is also sometimes spelt as "Gyanganga" or just "Gyan" as the Marathi consonant 'ज्ञ' is pronounced differently in Marathi and other Indian languages. Ganga is used as a suffix in the name of several other rivers in India.
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Coordinates: 20°55′46″N 76°29′21″E / 20.92944°N 76.48917°E
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