What decides the name when two or more rivers meet at the confluence point? Is Ganga really the longest river in India

As a general rule when two or more rivers meet at the confluence point: it is either the volume of water or length of the merging river that decides the name of the new river.
However then why we see so many anomalies to this rule especially in ancient civilizations, surely a few can be explained by some old mythological reason, probably a few to some ignorance of those times but certainly not so many.
Rivers as part of our geological phenomenon is constantly changing & evolving which means that the rivers are constanty changing their course (both length & direction) and also changes are being brought about in their water flow levels
The rivers are many millenia old & their status, names that are given to them are equally that old & hence these names don't change as dynamically & relatively frequently (when compared to the age of the rivers) when the status or position of the rivers change. Nowhere is this more exmplified than in ancient civilizations that are many thousands of years old like in India, where we see these anomalies abound, like in Prayagraj at the confluence of Ganga & Yamuna etc.
You may check the presentation below to get more details on this issue:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7YkCcIeiNc

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Why are there literally no Brahma Temples in India? Why is Brahma not worshipped in India?

To start with, I know there are a handful of Brahma temples where Brahma is worshipped in India but this more of an exception than the norm especially when compared to Shiva & Vishnu. I think you get the gist. So India has a plethora of new as well as ancient temples dedicated to Vishnu & Shiva across the country. However isn't it curious why there are so few temples dedicated to Brahma. So why is Brahma who is part of the trinity of Brahma Vishnu Mahesh i.e. The Creater, Protector & Destroyer finds for itself so few places of worship & not so popular among deities. There is a myth about Brahma & Saraswati associated to explain this, however the real reason why this has happened in India is based upon a very real historical & geographical phenomenon that occured in the very region that was considered the home of Brahma "The Brahmavarta". These events not only changed the status of Brahma as a praying deity but also changed the course of history o
Read more

Saraswati river mystery at Triveni Sangam in Prayagraj | Where is Saraswati river at Triveni Sangam in Prayagraj/Allahbad?|Saraswati river

The article & presentation below discusses the Saraswati river mystery at Triveni Sangam in Prayagraj. Where is Saraswati river at Triveni Sangam in Prayagraj/Allahbad? and if there are just 2 rivers i.e. Ganga 7 Yamuna then why is the confluence point of Sangam at Prayagraj called "Triveni" all these centuries? In able to answer this question the presentation below discusses issues regarding the Saraswati river, the history of Saraswati river. Its importance of to Vedic people, links with Mahabharata, the origin of Saraswati and eventually the disapperance of Saraswati river or more correctly a change in course. Often the idea of third river at Triveni Sangam in Prayagraj is dismissed as myth of unwashed masses but as I have seen, most often the stories & mythologies in India have basis in some historic event or more broader history that we are just unable to decipher as yet. Same is the case here. If there are just two rivers at Triveni Sangam I am sure even th
Read more

Information & Facts about Vedic Saraswati river. How one river influenced the Indian Civilization

In this presentation on Information Facts about saraswati river we discuss about the origin of Saraswati river or the Vedic Saraswati river as many call it i.e. saraswati river birthplace, then the saraswati route in the vedic era i.e. during the times of Vedic civilization. We talk about the concept of ganga jamuna saraswati river or more correctly called the ganga yamuna saraswati river triveni sangam at prayagraj allahabad (erstwhile city). Further more in the information about saraswati river or the facts about saraswati river we talk about the kurukshetra saraswati river i.e. importance of Kurukshetra from the perspective of Saraswati river & Drishadvati river. The region of Brahmavarta itself and the end of saraswati river apart from the place of Saraswati river kaha se nikalti hai i.e. from Swargrohini. The importance of these places for the Vedic people in the Vedic Civilization. Finally we discuss about the current Saraswati river location or saraswati river ki kahani wh
Read more