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| | MATHURA - VRINDAVAN |
 | | The Lord sanctified the River Yamuna from the beginning of His transcendental pastimes in the world. | | | One who takes bath in the river Yamuna is freed from all past sins and contamination of this material world. | | | Yamunotri, which is north of Haridwar in the Himalayas Mountains, is where the holy Yamuna River begins. |
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http://mathuravrindavan.com/mathura1/yamunariver.htm
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| | On the Identity and Chronology of the Rigvedic River Sarasvati |
| | While the identification of the Sarasvati of the later texts with the present-day Ghaggar is retained, arguments are given in support of the identification of the original Sarasvati with the Helmand in south Afghanistan, having the original Yamuna and Ganga as its tributaries. | | | The Sarasvati mentioned in this hymn cannot be the celebrated river of the old mandalas. | | | The nomenclature of the present Yamuna is revealing. |
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http://www.class.uidaho.edu/ngier/306/contrasarav.htm
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| | November 2004 |
| | It is said that Yamuna chose the latter and till this date, the river is silent near the shrine. | | | The people here worship the River Yamuna just as they would worship their very own mother. | | | Ganga and Yamuna both merge here and therefore this place is known as Gangnani. |
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http://www.ritinjali.org/Nov04_3.htm
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| | NPR : Pilgrims on the Path of Krishna |
| | Krishna devotee bathes in the Yamuna River, where the faithful believe the Hindu god also once bathed thousands of years ago. | | | Young women tend a makeshift shrine on the shores of the Yamuna River. | | | Simply being in Vrindavan is a form of worship for the faithful. |
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http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4980938&ft=1&f=1
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| | "The Yamuna River" |
| | If you remain in your river of sin then you are as foolish as those Hindus who believed | | | Do you believe it firmly enough to leave the River of sin and to follow Him alone? | | | The River of Pleasure - need I say more - but so often we forget that despite its |
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http://home.intekom.com/claassen/Yamuna.htm
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| | Ganges.html |
| | The people along the Ganges river depend on it for drinking, religion (of Hindus), transportation, food, religious bathing (of Hindus), and industry (work). | | | Many places there are times where massive bathing takes place, where millions of people go to bathe during a few days. | | | Sewage is dumped into the river by the people along it. |
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http://schools.4j.lane.edu/spencerbutte/StudentProjects/Rivers/ganges.html
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| | Re: Bathing in the Yamuna River |
| | That will make the Yamuna front site so beautiful that everybody will come and just want to stay there and it will increase the fame of Vrindavan many fold. | | | We all have to cooperate with this to get the blessings of Yamuna mayi and Radha Krishna and of all the Vaishnavas and of all the visitors of the holy dham. | | | Bugambhira is a very beautiful plant all the year around and once it is strong the animals do not disturb it. |
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http://www.audarya-fellowship.com/printthread.php?Board=travel&main=25753&type=post
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| | So we shall have to see that aspect also. | | | (j) Prohibition of throwing dead bodies or mortal remains in the river | | | The river has become unfit for drinking, washing or bathing purposes. |
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http://www.auburn.edu/~alleykd/envirolitigators/chaturveditext.htm
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| | Ghaggar-Hakra River - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | 2500 to 2000 B.C. The dried out Hakra river bed is between three and ten kilometers wide. | | | Saraswati – the ancient river lost in the desert by A. Sankaran | | | There are also no Harappan sites on the present Yamuna river. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hakra_River
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| | Experiencing Swamy Desika -- #28 |
| | For all the above reasons, Lord Krishna had a liking towards the yamuna river. | | | Here it goes., (i) Alavandar by his teachings to his disciples like Peria Nambi protected them just like how Lord Krishna protected the pandavas. | | | Swami says, just as how a person who had been in heat would immerse himself in the river yamuna and enjoy, so also we can do Dhyana on all the auspicious qualities of Shri Alavandar and immerse ourselves in the Greatness of his qualities! |
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http://www.ibiblio.org/sripedia/ebooks/vdesikan/esd/28.html
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| | Floods in Delhi |
| | This is very clear from the recurring phenomenon of floods in the mighty river Yamuna and flash floods caused by rains due to choked drains of Delhi. | | | Situated on the wrong side of the embankments, these people live on the edge of the floods, and are the first ones to find their homes washed away. | | | Floods in Delhi are not natures wrong doing, it is invariably the irresponsibility of the authorities and those who are to tally insensitive of human life blinded by the economics of haves and have nots. |
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http://www.gisdevelopment.net/Application/natural_hazards/floods/nhcy0008pf.htm
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| | Albums River - ROMA |
| | Rivers of Delight: American Folk Hymns from the Sacred Harp Tradition | | | Rollin' Stone: The Golden Anniversary Collection (disc 1) |
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http://www.brainymusic.com/albumindex/album_139.html
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| | Yamuna Fonudation For Blue Water: Yamuna Quoted |
| | The details on the Yamuna Foundation with a brief background are furnished earlier on top of the page. | | | Referring to the presence of the jhuggis, which contributed to river pollution, the bench pulled up the government for not removing them from public land. | | | It said that the ministry should inform the court about the manner in which it can be implemented. |
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http://yamuna.sdutta.tripod.com/news.html
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| | If the holy river is to be revived, then it's action and not just words that are needed most. | | | Even in small cities like Mathura, devotees have been ritually pouring milk into the holy river for centuries, believing it can heal their illnesses and cleanse their sins. | | | The Yamuna, considered one of the holiest rivers in India, has today become one of the most polluted as well, and its water declared unfit for drinking. |
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http://www.ndtv.com/environment/yamuna.asp
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| | Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute ( www.sici.org ) |
| | The river provides spiritual benefits for many in places such as Vrindavana and Mathura, which are celebrated in the life of Lord Krishna. | | | Rivers are a major source of water, sustaining both human population and natural biodiversity. | | | The Yamuna watershed, the major sub-basin of the Ganga River, includes the states of Uttaranchal and Himachal Pradesh in the north and Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh in the middle of the country where the Yamuna meets the Ganga. |
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http://www.ucalgary.ca/~sici/2004shastri/english/project46033.htm
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| | How Delhi makes the sprightly Yamuna a 'dead river' |
| | Plainly speaking, no oxygen means very less life is possible in these waters and the Yamuna becomes a dead river. | | | This means that Delhi could be responsible for all water-borne diseases caused by use of Yamuna waters beyond Delhi. | | | Eighty per cent of the districts suffer because of that 22-km stretch where effluents pour into the river. |
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http://www.teriin.org/news/terivsn/issue46/main.htm
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| | Delhi - Columbia Encyclopedia® article about Delhi |
| | Just south of the fort, on the Yamuna's bank, is Rajghat, where the bodies of Mohandas Gandhi Gandhi, Mohandas Karamchand (mōhän`dəs kŭ'rəmchŭnd` gän`dē), 1869–1948, Indian political and spiritual leader, b. | | | 948,063), Uttar Pradesh state, is on the Yamuna River. | | | 7,175,000), on the Yamuna River, adjoins New Delhi in the east central part of the state and is a commercial center. |
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http://columbia.thefreedictionary.com/Delhi
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| | Striving for a cleaner, healthier Yamuna |
| | It is not even fit for wildlife, and fisheries, to say nothing of drinking water source (The Statesman, 22 January 2000). | | | There was a time when bird watchers had identified as many as 30 species of birds, many of them exotic, which were attracted to the Yamuna. | | | Going by the same principle, the municipalities should also be asked to not let out sewage into rivers. |
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http://www.teriin.org/energy/yamuna.htm
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| | ZaTaNg.CoM - LoCals - Delhi - What's Hot - Yamuna Kinare... |
| | Wonder why the so called protectors of religion haven't come forward on this front as they do for protecting their mandirs and culture
probably coz protecting a river will not give them as much press as do their other "causes". | | | The Dilli, which has shamelessly transformed a holy river into a stinking drain. | | | The river, which was the seat of civilization in ancient India and is referred to as Devi Yamuna in our mythology is looked at with screwed up noses with the fast moving motorists of Dilli! |
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http://www.zatang.com/locals/cityd/dhot26.htm
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| | ENVIRO NEWS, November 1999 |
| | Since the land along Yamuna river where such eco-parks may come up belong to DDA, they may be requested to take up such schemes directly. | | | One of the reasons of pollution of river Yamuna is the non-availability of the minimum desirable flow in the river. | | | This will be an important factor both in short-term and in the long-term management of the river system. |
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http://www.envfor.nic.in/news/nov99/yamuna.html
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| | Not only the surface water, even groundwater flows towards the river. | | | The groundwater recharges the river during the lean season.'' States should now conserve water for reviving the river, he adds. | | | And yet the river has very little water. |
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http://www.auburn.edu/~alleykd/envirolitigators/flowtoijune9.htm
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| | Search results for 'Yamuna' |
| | At this great festival (it is said to be the largest gathering of humans anywhere) at Prayag, where Ganga, Yamuna and the subterranean Saraswati meet, about two million pilgrims from all over the country take a holy dip at the sangam (confluence of the above rivers | | | from the southwest, and from that point the river flows east past Mirzapur, Varanasi, Ghazipur, Patna, Monghyr, and Bhagalpur, receiving Son | | | the political and cultural history of the Chalukyas of Kalyan in the Deccan, Pratiharas, Palas and Paramaras and their struggle to control the Ganga Yamuna doab has been dealt with. |
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| | Yamuna, Rivers In India |
| | Below Etawah it receives a number of southern tributaries, the largest of which are the Chambal, the Sindh, the Betwa, and the Ken. Near Allahabad, after a course of about 855 miles (1,376 km), the Yamuna joins the Ganges River; their confluence is a sacred place to Hindus. | | | River Tons, which flows along the boundary of Himachal Pradesh, west of district Tehri Garhwal joins Yamuna River at Kalsi and thereafter joins the plains. | | | Yamuna, also called as Jamuna, originates from the Bundar Poonch glaciers in district Uttarkashi. |
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http://www.indiantravelportal.com/uttar-pradesh/rivers/yamuna.html
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| | River Yamuna |
| | West of the Yamuna, there is no elephant in 900 Km of the western Himalaya or its foothills. | | | From Dak Pathar it flows through the famous Sikh religious place of Poanta Sahib. | | | The Yamuna after receiving water through other important tributaries joins the river Ganga and the underground Saraswati at Prayag (Allahabad) after traversing about 950 Km. |
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| | Yamuna river continues to be in spate |
| | The Yamuna river continues to be in spate following the release of about one lakh cusecs of water in two phases from the Hathnikund Barrage and the Tajewala headworks near Yamunanagar. | | | There was no cause for anxiety for the people living in the villages on the embankment of the river. | | | However, the residents of Bega village, who disputed the claim of the SDM, said the Yamuna had washed away a portion of the stone stud near Raksera and Simbalgarh village in Panipat district. |
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http://www.rediff.com/news/2005/jul/20yam.htm
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| | Yamuna River -- Encyclopædia Britannica |
| | More results on "Yamuna River" when you join. | | | The Ganges is one of the world's greatest rivers. | | | also called Jumna, river in Uttar Pradesh state, northern India, rising in the Himalayas near Jamnotri. |
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http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9077786?tocId=9077786
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| | State of the River Yamuna |
| | This has made the CPCB, the Haryana SPCB and other agencies take note of what is getting into the river and the ways and means of lessening such entry. | | | Drain Nos ii and viii branch off the WYC augment the water in the river. | | | This is the second largest polluter of the river after the Najafgarh drain. |
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http://www.rainwaterharvesting.org/Crisis/River-yamuna.htm
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| | MSN Encarta - Search Results - Yamuna |
| | Yamuna (ancient Jomanes), river, northern India, principal tributary of the Ganges, rising in the western Himalayas, near Kāmet peak. | | | It is situated on the Yamuna River (a tributary of the Ganges... | | | The Indian subcontinent’s three great northern rivers, the Indus, the Brahmaputra, and the Ganges, flow through India. |
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http://encarta.msn.com/teleport/fromTools/find.asp?brand=elibrary&q1=Yamuna
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| | tribuneindia... Haryana |
| | Also, the water will be cleaned and only then discharged into the river at a later point, he said. | | | However, most of them have not taken off as Yamuna is a multi-state subject. | | | ROHTAK, Jan 1 — The Jhajjar police has claimed to have arrested three members of a gang which had looted a sum of Rs 20,000 from a cashier of a petrol station near Jhakhoda village in Bahadurgarh subdivision on Tuesday. |
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http://www.tribuneindia.com/1999/99jan02/haryana.htm
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| | Knowing the Yamuna has a 'nodal' point there and hence never left the spot, the Mughal architects chose it as the location for the Taj so that the sal planks in its base would always be immersed in water. | | | But when immersed in water, their life span is doubled. |
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| | Rediff On The NeT: Yamuna crosses danger mark |
| | Steps were being taken to evacuate people living in the low-lying areas, authorities said. | | | Meanwhile, the authorities said they had mounted relief measures for people living in the low-lying slums near the old railway bridge. | | | The flood control department said the river had started rising after Haryana released 126,000 cusecs of water at the Tajjewala barrage at 11 pm yesterday. |
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http://www.rediff.com/news/1998/aug/18yam.htm
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| | The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Science Tribune |
| | It is rather tragic to see that even after 55 years of independence, the valuable water of the Yamuna is wastefully flowing into sea and the vast tracts of land of three states are thirsty for irrigation water. | | | This canal is the lifeline of the state. | | | Haryana on the other hand has only one perennial river i.e. |
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| | The Hindu : SC concern at slow progress of Yamuna clean-up |
| | It was the 22 km stretch of the river between Wazirabad and Okhla which was the most critical segment from the point of view of the pollution of the river Yamuna, the affidavit said. | | | The affidavit also said that considering the pace of construction of STPs, it would take at least five years to complete the additional capacity provided both land and funds were available in this regard. | | | The affidavit further said that the water quality of Yamuna river upstream of the Wazirabad barrage, the entry point of Delhi was generally within the prescribed water quality standards. |
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http://www.hinduonnet.com/2000/09/07/stories/1407218b.htm
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| | cooltech.iafrica.com coolscience India concerned about tilting Taj Mahal |
| | Regular flow of water in the Yamuna is a must...the tilting could be a fallout of scarcity of water in the river," he added. | | | The Taj Mahal with four slender minarets was built by heartbroken Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his second wife, Empress Mumtaz Mahal, who died in childbirth. | | | Historian and former vice chancellor of Agra University Agam Prasad Mathur said the Yamuna river bed must once again be filled to prevent the minaret from tilting further. |
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http://cooltech.iafrica.com/science/361517.htm
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| | Flowing in the Thames model |
| | It was given the task of making the water fit for bathing by tackling the problem of domestic sewage; the problem of industrial effluents was to be dealt with under the existing environmental laws. | | | The first step towards reviving the Yamuna is ensuring that the volume of fresh water in the river is increased. | | | A timetable for the plan, spread over four years, has been drawn up and 14 companies have already responded to the tenders for the consultancy contract. |
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http://www.flonnet.com/fl2221/stories/20051021001305300.htm
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| | Interestingly, the condition of the Yamuna today is almost the same as that of the Thames in 1950's, and in 1957, London's Natural History Museum declared the Thames "biologically dead". | | | Most of the 600 or so passengers who died did so because they were overpowered by a noxious cocktail of human and industrial filth before they could reach safety. | | | The Centre's plan is to set up sewage treatment plants (STPs) at points where all major drains meet the river Yamuna to ensure that no untreated sewage or industrial effluent get discharged into the river. |
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http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=2005091313430300.htm&date=2005/09/13/&prd=th&
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| | Yamuna river, New Delhi, Birds of India |
| | Various dams/barrages control the flow of water on this river and for most times of the year there is very little that reaches the Delhi area. | | | All images are copyright and cannot be used in any manner without written permission of the webmaster | | | This results in extensive mudflats and shallow near stagnant water, ideal home for many waders including a strong contingent (1000+) of Greater Flamingos. |
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http://www.kolkatabirds.com/yamunaindex.htm
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| | UPPER YAMUNA RIVER BOARD |
| | January, 1995 that the Upper Yamuna River Board should be constituted and made to start by March 15, 1995. | | | Himachal Pradesh suggested a modification in the draft regarding exclusive right to the non-consumptive use of Yamuna waters of basin States within their respective territories. | | | Originally Upper Yamuna Review Committee, comprising the Chief Ministers (Governor in case of President’s Rule) of the five basin States under the Chairmanship of the Union Minister/Minister of State for Water Resources, was constituted by the Govt. |
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| | GN Online: Campaign launched to clean up Yamuna |
| | Worse still, experts feel that the river needs 25,000 million litres of water per day to flush the accumulated garbage while water available in it when it reaches Delhi is a mere 900 MLD. | | | While the Delhi state government insists that the five-day campaign is being organised to coincide with the world environment day on June 5 when 1,000 saplings would be planted on both sides of the riverbed, critics see politics involved in this move. | | | Originating in Himalayas, the river flows through Himachal Pradesh and Haryana before entering Delhi on its way to Allahabad in Uttar Pradesh where it merges with the Ganges. |
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| | GN Online: 136-year-old bridge on the Yamuna river is still going strong |
| | To keep a watch on possible threats to the bridge from floodwaters during the monsoon, the water level and bed level of the river are recorded every day. | | | Even as the monsoon rains create havoc on city roads and flyovers, and buildings constructed recently develop cracks or are collapsing, the 136-year-old bridge on river Yamuna is still going strong. | | | · 136-year-old bridge on the Yamuna river is still going strong |
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| | Worldisround - India : Agra and around - Photograph - Yamuna river |
| | Taj Mahal is located on the banks of Yamuna River, which was dried up on this picture. | | | Worldisround - India : Agra and around - Photograph - Yamuna river | | | Scenery in Uttar Pradesh picture - Taj Mahal is located on the banks of Yamuna River, which was dried up on this picture. |
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