Is Indus River Saraswati?

An Indus-like river Saraswati plays a big role in this counter-narrative, and is said to be located within the modern boundaries of India. Its banks are believed to have been a haven for early Vedic Aryans. This alternate view also equates the Vedic people with the Harappans.
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Is Indus and Saraswati river same?

Many think that the Vedic Sarasvati river once flowed east of the Indus (Sindhu) river. Scientists, geologists as well as scholars have identified the Sarasvati with many present-day or now-defunct rivers. Two theories are popular in the attempts to identify the Sarasvati.
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Which river is known as Saraswati river?

Saraswati River is a tributary of Alaknanda River flowing in Uttarakhand State, India. It joins Alaknanda River at Keshav Prayag, near Mana village, Badrinath. Alaknanda River merges with Bhagirathi at Devprayag, Uttarakhand, which forms from that point the Ganges.
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Is there any proof of Saraswati river?

Researchers from Physical Research Laboratory (PRL), Ahmedabad, and Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, have analysed sand from 3-10 metres below surface of modern Ghaggar and found that it was indeed a perennial river, fed by glacial rivers in the past.
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Is river ghaggar Saraswati?

pan domain, i.e. the River Ghaggar is not the Saraswati as far as its origin in the glaciated Himalayas is concerned. Alternatively, River Saraswati had its origin in the Sub Himalayas. clues to the demise of the Harappan Civilization on the Ghaggar river.
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Setback for ‘Saraswati’ as Scientists Find Sutlej River Was Bigger Deal for Harappan Civilisation



Where is Saraswati River now?

The Saraswati River is mentioned between the east of Yamuna and west of Sutlej in the early Rigvedic 'Nadistuti' hymn. But later in the other Vedic scriptures it is said that the Saraswati River dried up in a desert. This river is a trans-boundary to India as well as to Pakistan.
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Where is Saraswati River origin?

According to experts, the Saraswati originated from the Har-ki-Dun glacier in Garhwal in Uttarakhand. It is believed that the river was 1500 km long, 5 m deep and 3 – 15 km wide. The Saraswati flowed between 6000 and 4000 BCE after which it dried up due to tectonic shifts of the earth.
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Why Saraswati River is invisible?

The diversion of the river water through separation of its tributaries led to the conversion of the river as disconnected lakes and pools; ultimately it was reduced to a dry channel bed. Therefore, the river Saraswati has not disappeared but only dried up in some stretches.
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Why did Saraswati river disappeared?

Considered sacred by millions of Indians, Saraswati is one among the trio of India's holy rivers, along with Ganga and Yamuna. As per the documents submitted by the Haryana government in the recent case, around 6000 years ago the Saraswati river disappeared due to tectonic disturbances, impacting its tributaries.
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How much old is Saraswati River?

A general belief has been made that Saraswati river was merely 10,000 years old. Research carried out on Ghaggar-Hakra (GH) system which is a further extension of Saraswati river system revealed that the GH system was more than 86,000 years old,” he said.
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Who cursed Saraswati?

Thus Brahma was ascertained that Saraswati would never be able to escape His gaze. Then the livid goddess cursed Her father for His display of unbridled passion that filled the world with lust and longing, the seeds of unhappiness and fettered the soul in the cage of flesh and blood.
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Where do Ganga and Saraswati meet?

Triveni Sangam in Prayagraj

Triveni Sangam is the confluence of the Ganges (Ganga), the Yamuna, and the mythical Saraswati River. Triveni Sangam is located at Prayag – the area of Prayagraj neighbouring the confluence; for this reason, the confluence is also sometimes referred to as Prayag.
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Where is Saraswati River in Triveni Sangam?

Significance of the Triveni Sangam in Prayagraj

The Sangam is the place where the clear waters of the Ganga merge with the greenish Yamuna and the underground Saraswati. This place in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh is believed to be the union of three Goddess, who are the consorts of the trinity - Brahma, Vishnu, and Mahesh.
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Do Vedas mention Indus Valley Civilization?

Out of the various things the calendar talks about, one is really serious: It has been claimed that the Indus Valley Civilisation is a part of the Vedic Age. According to most historians, the Indus Valley Civilisation was a pre-Aryan civilisation.
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Who named Indus River?

The variation between the two names is explained by the Old Iranian sound change *s > h, which occurred between 850 and 600 BCE according to Asko Parpola. From the Persian Achaemenid Empire, the name passed to the Greeks as Indós (Ἰνδός). It was adopted by the Romans as Indus.
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Can we revive Saraswati River?

In a bid to revive the Saraswati river, the governments of Haryana and Himachal Pradesh will enter into an agreement on Friday that entails the building of a dam to supply round-the-year water flow to the river channel, Haryan Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar said.
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How was Saraswati born?

To remedy the situation, Brahma created Saraswati (who was born from his mouth) as the incarnation of knowledge. Saraswati helped Brahma add order to the world. In other words, she frosted and decorated his cake, which ultimately led to the creation of the moon, the stars, and even the sun.
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Which is the oldest river in India?

The 70-year-old former Chief Minister and his wife Amrita started the "parikrama" (circumambulation ) of the Narmada river in Madhya Pradesh as a "religious and spiritual" exercise. Singh said the Narmada is the "oldest" river in India and advocated its revival.
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What is Ganga called in China?

Throughout its upper course the river is generally known as the Tsangpo (“Purifier”); it is also known by its Chinese name (Yarlung Zangbo) and by other local Tibetan names. The Brahmaputra and Ganges river basins and their drainage network.
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Why is Saraswati River dry?

The isotopes in the snail shells show that, between 4,300 to 4,100 years from ago, the glacial melt-water disappeared and the seasonality reduced. The researchers said it was not certain why the river dried up, but the most likely explanation was the lack of precipitation.
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What was the ancient Indian name of the river Indus?

The river's conventional name derives from the Tibetan and Sanskrit name Sindhu. The earliest chronicles and hymns of the Indo-European-speaking peoples of ancient India, the Rigveda, composed about 1500 bce, mention the river, which is the source of the country's name.
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Where does 3 rivers meet in India?

The Triveni Sangam, where the festival takes place, is the meeting place of three rivers: the Saraswati, Yamuna, and Ganga (Ganges). The Yamuna and Ganga are sacred rivers in India, and highly revered.
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Which three rivers meet in bhagamandala?

On the way back from Talacauvery, lies the Triveni Sangam (also called as Bhagamandala). It is the confluence of three rivers—Kaveri, Kannike and the mythical river Sujyoti.
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