A report on Ganges, Yamuna and Uttarakhand

Bhagirathi River at Gangotri.
Rope bridge across Alaknanda River at Srinagar, 1784-94 – the capital of the Garhwal Kingdom
Devprayag, confluence of Alaknanda (right) and Bhagirathi (left), and beginning of the Ganges proper.
Banderpoonch peak, the source of Yamuna, as seen from Mussoorie.
Fort of Champawat, 1815 – the first capital of the Chand kings of Kumaon Kingdom
The Himalayan headwaters of the Ganges River in the Garhwal region of Uttarakhand, India.
The Yamunotri temple on the river, dedicated to Goddess Yamuna.
Uttarakhand as a part of the Ceded and Conquered Provinces
The Gandhi Setu Bridge across the Ganges in Patna, Bihar
The Doab, United Provinces, 1908.
Uttarakhand as a part of Uttar Pradesh, 1950–2000
A sailboat on the main distributory of the Ganges in Bangladesh, the Padma river.
Yamuna river between Saharanpur and Yamunanagar
With the elevation of 7816 m above sea level, Nanda Devi is the highest mountain in Uttarakhand and the second-highest mountain in India, following Kangchenjunga in Sikkim.
The Ganges delta in a 2020 satellite image.
Course of Yamuna, in the Indo-Gangetic Plain
With the elevation of 190 m above sea level, Sharda Sagar Reservoir is the lowest land point in Uttarakhand.
A 1908 map showing the course of the Ganges and its tributaries.
Catchment boundary of the Yamuna.
Topography of Uttarakhand.
The River Ganges at Kolkata, with Howrah Bridge in the background
Vasudev carrying baby Lord Krishna across the Yamuna, an important legend of Bhagavata Purana, mid-18th century.
Kumaon and Garhwal in Uttarakhand
Lower Ganges in Lakshmipur, Bangladesh
Agra Canal headworks at Okhla barrage, Delhi, 1871.
Sumitranandan Pant Museum, Kausani
Hardinge Bridge, Bangladesh, crosses the Ganges-Padma River. It is one of the key sites for measuring streamflow and discharge on the lower Ganges.
The goddess Yamuna.
Bal Mithai, a popular sweet from Kumaon
Chromolithograph, Indian woman floating lamps on the Ganges, by William Simpson, 1867
Taj Mahal is situated on the banks of river Yamuna.
Women performing Chanchari – a popular folk dance from Danpur region in Kumaon.
Descent of Ganga, painting by Raja Ravi Varma c. 1910
The Yamuna near the Himalayas, just as it reaches the plains, beyond Dehradun in Uttarakhand
Pilgrims gather for the third Shahi Snan ("royal bath") at Har Ki Pauri in Haridwar, Uttarakhand on 14 April 2010 during Haridwar Kumbh Mela.
Preparations for cremations on the banks of the Ganges in Varanasi], 1903. The dead are being bathed, wrapped in cloth, and covered with wood. The photograph has a caption, "Who dies in the waters of the Ganges obtains heaven."]
The Yamuna, seen from the Taj Mahal at Agra in Uttar Pradesh
A woman winnowing rice, an important food crop in Uttarakhand.
Women and children at a bathing ghat on the Ganges in Banares (Varanasi), 1885.
Madan Mohan temple, on the Yamuna at Vrindavan in Uttar Pradesh, 1789; the river has since shifted further away
Jolly Grant Airport, Dehradun
Shiva, as Gangadhara, bearing the Descent of the Ganges, as the goddess Parvati, the sage Bhagiratha, and the bull Nandi look on (circa 1740).
'Keshi Ghat' on the Yamuna at Vrindavan in Uttar Pradesh
Schematic tourist map of Uttarakhand.
A procession of Akharas marching over a makeshift bridge over the Ganges River. Kumbh Mela at Allahabad, 2001.
The Yamuna near Allahabad in Uttar Pradesh, just a few kilometres before it meets the Ganges
Garhwal Himalaya mountain range in Kedarnath, Uttarakhand.
Head works of the Ganges canal in Haridwar (1860). Photograph by Samuel Bourne.
The Yamuna near Allahabad in Uttar Pradesh, during the monsoon
Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Dehradun.
The Ganges Canal highlighted in red stretching between its headworks off the Ganges River in Haridwar and its confluences with the Jumna (Yamuna) River in Etawah and with the Ganges in Cawnpore (now Kanpur).
View of Yamuna from Okhla Sanctuary
Mahasu Devta Temple at Hanol is notable for its traditional wooden architecture.
A girl selling plastic containers in Haridwar for carrying Ganges water.
View of Yamuna from Kesi Ghata
Architectural details of a Dharamshala, established 1822, Haridwar.
Ganges from Space
The Yamuna view from Hathni Kund Barrage
Abhisarika Nayika, a painting by Mola Ram.
Lesser florican (Sypheotides indicus)
The releasing of the Uttaranchal crafts map
The catla (Catla catla) is one of the Indian carp species that support major fisheries in the Ganges
Alpine Musk Deer (Moschus chrysogaster)
The threatened gharial (Gavialis gangeticus) is a large fish-eating crocodilian that is harmless to humans
Golden Mahseer (Tor putitora)
The Gangetic dolphin in a sketch by Whymper and P. Smit, 1894.
Himalayan Monal (Lophophorus impejanus)
People bathing and washing clothes in the Ganges in Varanasi.
West Himalayan Common Peacock (Papilio bianor polyctor)
Brahma Kamal (Saussurea obvallata)
Burans (Rhododendron arboreum)
Kaphal (Myrica esculenta)
Kandali (Urtica dioica)
The Ganges at Sultanganj.
Valley of Flowers National Park
View of a Bugyal (meadow) in Uttarakhand
Har Ki Doon, a high-altitude hanging valley
Rishikesh view and 13 stories Shiva temple across Lakshman Jhula bridge over the Ganges
Kedarnath Temple is one of the 12 Jyotirlingas

The Yamuna (Hindustani: ), also spelt Jamuna, is the second-largest tributary river of the Ganges by discharge and the longest tributary in India.

- Yamuna

The 2525 km river rises in the western Himalayas in the Indian state of Uttarakhand.

- Ganges

Originating from the Yamunotri Glacier at a height of about 4500 m on the southwestern slopes of Bandarpunch peaks of the Lower Himalaya in Uttarakhand, it travels a total length of 1376 km and has a drainage system of 366223 km2, 40.2% of the entire Ganges Basin.

- Yamuna

It flows south and east through the Gangetic plain of North India, receiving the right-bank tributary, the Yamuna, which also rises in the western Indian Himalayas, and several left-bank tributaries from Nepal that account for the bulk of its flow.

- Ganges

Two of the most important rivers in Hinduism originate in the glaciers of Uttarakhand, the Ganges at Gangotri and the Yamuna at Yamunotri.

- Uttarakhand

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Uttar Pradesh

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State in northern India.

State in northern India.

A part of the Gangetic Plain
Monsoon clouds over Indirapuram
Divisions of Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh is the largest subdivion by population in the world. The red area has a smaller population than Uttar Pradesh.
Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly (Vidhan Sabha), the lower house of the bicameral legislature.
Logo of Uttar Pradesh Police, the largest police force in the world.
Sown saplings of rice in a paddy; located in the rich fertile Indo-Gangetic Plain, agriculture is the largest employment generator in the state.
IT premise in Noida, which is known for infrastructure and services, as well as high-end housing complexes.
A section of Delhi–Noida Direct Flyway
Indian field hockey legend Major Dhyan Chand
Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow.
JRHU is the world's first school for the handicapped
Central Drug Research Institute, an autonomous multidisciplinary research institute
Kumbh Mela 2013 at Sangam, Allahabad
The battle of Kurukshetra, folio from the Mahabharata
Kathak dancer performing
Devotees inside Krishna temple during Lathmaar Holi
Uttar Pradeshi thali with naan, sultani dal, raita, and shahi paneer
Paan (betel leaves) being served with silver foil
Anandabodhi tree in Jetavana Monastery, Sravasti
A hybrid nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus) showing nectar spur, found mainly in Hardoi district
View of the Terai region
The threatened Gharial (Gavialis gangeticus) is a large fish-eating crocodilian found in the Ganges River

On 9 November 2000, a new state, Uttaranchal (now Uttarakhand), was created from Uttar Pradesh's western Himalayan hill region.

The two major rivers of the state, the Ganges and its tributary Yamuna, meet at the Triveni Sangam in Prayagraj, a Hindu pilgrimage site.

Himachal Pradesh

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State in the northern part of India.

State in the northern part of India.

Bathu ki Ladi Temples, near Maharana Pratap Sagar in Kangra are believed to be constructed by Pandavas
Topographic map of Himachal Pradesh. Most of the state is mountainous.
Tributary of Chandra, Lahaul and Spiti, from Rohtang Pass (elev. 3,980 m, 13,058 ft)
Indian paradise flycatcher (Terpsiphone paradisi) in Kullu
Black bulbul (Hypsipetes leucocephalus)
High Court of Himachal Pradesh
Town Hall in Shimla
The Mall Road is the central business district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh's capital city.
Terrace farming is the most common form of agricultural practice in the state.
Apple blossoms in Manali, Himachal Pradesh
Tea gardens in Dharamsala
Paragliding in Bir Billing.
Khirganga is one of the most popular treks in Himachal.
Gaggal Airport
Kalka-Shimla Railway
Kangra Valley Railway
NH 5 in Himachal Pradesh
A man in Kullu, wearing a traditional Himachali cap.
A village in Mandi district
Kibber Village, Spiti
Gaddi nomads
Indira Gandhi Medical College and Hospital at Shimla
Indian Institute of Advanced Study at Shimla
IIT Mandi campus, Jan '20

Himachal Pradesh is the northernmost state of India and shares borders with the union territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh to the north, and the states of Punjab to the west, Haryana to the southwest, Uttarakhand to the southeast and a very narrow border with Uttar Pradesh to the south.

Himachal Pradesh provides water to both the Indus and Ganges basins.

The drainage systems of the region are the Chandra Bhaga or the Chenab, the Ravi, the Beas, the Sutlej, and the Yamuna.