Dnyanganga River Explained
| Dnyanganga River |
| Source1 Location: | Near Dongarshevali, Taluka Chikhli, Dist. Buldhana[1] |
| Mouth Location: | Falls into river Purna on south bank near Yerli, Ta. Nandura. |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | India |
| Length: | 50.5miles[2] |
| River System: | Tapti River |
Dnyanganga[3] (Marathi: ज्ञानगंगा नदी) 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.
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20.9294°N 76.4892°W
Notes and References
- 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.
- Book: Central Provinces District Gazetteer: Buldana District . 1979 . A . 421. (originally printed in 1910)
- 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.
