Ghaghra River originates near the Gurla Mandhota peak, south of Manasarovar in Tibet.
It is known as the Karnali in Nepal and Mapcha Tsangpo in Tibet.
Ramganga River rises in the Garhwal district of Uttarakhand.
It is 155 km long and flows from the southwest towards the Kumaon Himalayas.
Brahmaputra River rises in the great chemayungdung glacier in the Kailas range of the Himalayas.
It flows eastward from its source region.
Mariam La separates the source of the Brahmaputra from the Manasarovar Lake.
Yamuna River is the largest and the most important tributary of the Ganga.
It originates from the Yamunotri glacier on the Bandarpunch Peak in Garhwal in Uttarakhand.
It enters the plains near Tajewala.
Ganga River originates as Bhagirathi from the Gangotri glacier, Uttarakhand, India.
Alaknanda joins it at Devaprayag.
Pindar River joins it at Karan Prayag and Mandakini or Kali Ganga at Rudra Prayag.
The combined waters of the Bhagirathi and the Alaknanda flow in the name of the Ganga, below Devprayag.
Godavari River is the largest peninsular river system in India.
It is held in reverence as ‘Vridha Ganga’ or ‘Dakshina Ganga’.
The river originates from Trimbakeshwar near Nasik in Maharashtra.
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