Hiranyakeshi
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 Hiranyakeshi rapids |
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| location | Maharashtra , Karnataka ( India ) | |
| River system | Krishna | |
| Drain over | Ghataprabha → Krishna → Indian Ocean | |
| source | near the village of Amboli in the Sindhudurg district of Maharashtra 15 ° 57 '18 " N , 74 ° 1' 38" E |
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| muzzle | in the Belgaum district of Karnataka in the Ghataprabha
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 Hiranyakeshi Temple |
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 Ramteerth waterfalls at Ajra |
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 Melastoma malabathricum on the bank of the river |
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The Hiranyakeshi is a left tributary of the Ghataprabha , which in turn is a right tributary of the Krishna .
It rises in the Sindhudurg district of Maharashtra in India.
etymology
The river is named after the Hiranyakeshi Temple. Hiranyakeshi is Sanskrit for "one with golden hair" and refers to the temple goddess Parvati .
course
The total length of the river is 88.5 km. The source is at the Hiranyakeshi Temple in the mountain village of Amboli . There are grottos in the temple building from which the water gushes. It flows over Jakatwadi into the Dekkan Plateau, passes under State Highway 121 under the Victoria Jubilee Bridge and then flows in a northeast direction to Ajra in the Kolhapur district of Maharashtra .
Shortly before Ajra there is the five meter high Ramteerth waterfall with the nearby Ramteerth temple. The Hiranyakeshi flows along State Highway 134 into the Belgaum district of Karnataka . At the village of Sankeshwar it turns in a south-easterly direction before flowing into the Ghataprabha.
irrigation
The government of Maharashtra has built two weirs called Dabhil Weir and Devarde Weir , which are used for irrigation.
ecology
The area by the holy spring is a nature reserve, in which, among other things, Strobilanthes callosus and Melastoma malabathricum (Indian rhododendron) as well as many mushrooms grow.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Radha D'Souza: Interstate Disputes Over Krishna Waters: Law, Science and Imperialism . Orient Blackswan, 2006, ISBN 978-81-250-2910-6 , pp. 242 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
- ↑ Roshni Udyavar: Hiranyakeshi - The Spring of Life.
- ↑ Hiranya Keshi Temple, Amboli
- ^ Rediscovering Thailand . In: Outlook Traveler . Outlook Publishing, 2008, p. 64 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
- ↑ Milind Gunaji: Mystical, Magical Maharashtra . Popular Prakashan, 2010, ISBN 978-81-7991-445-8 , pp. 79 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
- ^ Water Resources Information System of India: BWA in Krishna Basin