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The Krishna River in the Deccan plateau is the third-longest river in India, after the Ganges and Godavari. It is also the fourth-largest in terms of water inflows and river basin area in India, after the Ganges, Indus and Godavari. [4]
The Krishna River is one of the most important peninsular Rivers in India . It is one of the most extensive rivers in central-southern India. The river is almost 1,300 km (810 miles) long. On...
Jun 7, 2024 · Krishna River, river of south-central India. One of India’s longest rivers, it has a total course of about 800 miles (1,290 km). The river rises in western Maharashtra state in the Western Ghats range near the town of Mahabaleshwar, not far from the coast of the Arabian Sea. It flows east to Wai.
May 7, 2024 · The Krishna River, India’s fourth-largest river by water inflows and basin area after the Ganga, Godavari, and Brahmaputra, stretches approximately 1400 km. As the Peninsula’s second-largest east-flowing river, it holds considerable hydrological importance.
Nov 5, 2023 · The river Krishna is an eastern flowing peninsular river and is the fourth largest river in India. The river basin formed is triangular in shape and receives most of its rainfall during the south-west monsoon. The riverbank is lined with ghats along the stretch of the river.
Feb 10, 2024 · In Southern India, the Krishna River is an inter-state river. It is Peninsular India's second largest river, rising at an altitude of 1337 metres near Mahabaleshwar in Maharashtra State in the Western Ghats. It runs for about 1400 kilometres across the peninsula, from west to east, passing through Maharashtra, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh.
The river, also called Krishnaveni, is 1,400 kilometres (870 mi) long and its length in Maharashtra is 282 kilometres. It is a major source of irrigation in the Indian states of Maharashtra, Karnataka, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.
Sep 7, 2019 · What is the Krishna river dispute, and what has been done to resolve it? The Krishna is an east-flowing river that originates at Mahabaleshwar in Maharashtra and merges with the Bay of Bengal, flowing through Maharashtra, Karnataka, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.
Feb 13, 2022 · Beyond Kudalsangama, the Krishna River flows through the heart of the erstwhile Chalukya kingdom, a landscape still dotted by the beautiful temples of Badami, Mahakoot, Aihole and Pattadakal. The river, while flowing through Bagalkot district, nourishes a land where Jains worship Teerthankaras and Lingayats bow to Veerbhadra.
Krishna Pushkaram is a holy festival in Hinduism to worship the Krishna River, which is one of the 12 sacred rivers in India. The holy festival is observed in the banks along it, usually held in the form of fairs, praying halls, or Hindu temples with ghats along the river.
