The Jalangi River is an arm or distributary of the Ganges river that originates from Ganges or Padma near Bhagawangola in the Murshidabad district of West Bengal. The length of the river 233 km, and it discharges into Bhagirathi-Hooghly near Nabadwip in West Bengal. Many famous cities named Krishnanagar, Tehatta, Mayapur, Nabadwip (The birthplace of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu) are located […]
Ajay River – A River of Bihar, Jharkhand, and West Bengal | অজয় নদী (in Bengali)
Originating in the Jamui district in Bihar, the Ajay river flows through Bihar, Jharkhand, and West Bengal. ‘Ajay’ is a Sanskrit word that means unconquerable. It is an important river for all the states it covered (Bihar, Jharkhand, and West Bengal), and it is one of the major rivers of West Bengal. Out of 288 km […]
Phalgu River | फल्गू नदी | Niranjana River
The Phalgu or Falgu (फल्गू नदी), an important river of Gaya, Bihar. It is a holy river for Hindus and Buddhists. A very famous temple called Vishnupad Mandir is located on the bank of the Phalgu river. According to ancient texts, the Falgu river was known as the Niranjana River (Phalgu river’s other name). The Phalgu River originates near Gaya from […]
The Churni River
The Churni River, an arm or distributary of Mathabhanga River, originates from near Majhdia Nadia district (southern part of Nadia district of West Bengal, India) Mathabhanga River, a distributary of Padma River, originates at Munshiganj in the Kushtia district of Bangladesh. It then flows towards India, and there, near Majhdia in the district of Nadia (of […]
The Damodar River
The Damodar river, etymologically coming from Sanskrit words- ‘dama’ means “rope” and ‘udara’ means “belly”, is a river of 592 km flowing over the North Eastern India. The Damodar river originates from the Sonajuria falls in the Chota Nagpur Plateau of Bihar. After completion of 368 miles towards the east, it reaches West Bengal and […]
Hooghly River
Hooghly River is one of the significant rivers in West Bengal. The Hooghly River (otherwise spelt as Hugli, Hoogli) or Bhagirathi-Hooghly is a distributary or arm of the Ganges River about 260 km long. It is formed in Murshidabad, where Ganga splits into two parts – while the part flowing through Bangladesh is called the […]