Dnyanganga River

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Dnyanganga River
ज्ञानगंगा नदी
228 px
Dnyanganga at Nandura
Origin Near Dongarshevali, Taluka Chikhli, Dist. Buldhana[1]
Mouth Falls into river Purna on south bank near Yerli, Ta. Nandura.
Basin countries India
Length 50.5 miles (81.3 km)[2]
River system Tapti River

Dnyanganga also sometimes spelt as "Gyanganga" 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. 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

  1. 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.
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