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Basar (originally, Vyasara) - Sri Gyana Saraswathi temple is situated on the banks of Godavari, in Adilabad district, Andhra Pradesh. It is 210 km from state capital Hyderabad and accessible by road and rail (nearest major station: Nizamabad, although Basar station also exists). It is considered that the sage Vyasa wrote the Mahabharata on the banks of Godavari at this location, and thus the place came to be known as Vyasara. | Basar (originally, Vyasara) - Sri Gyana Saraswathi temple is situated on the banks of Godavari, in Adilabad district, Andhra Pradesh. It is 210 km from state capital Hyderabad and accessible by road and rail (nearest major station: Nizamabad, although Basar station also exists). It is considered that the sage Vyasa wrote the Mahabharata on the banks of Godavari at this location, and thus the place came to be known as Vyasara. | ||
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The Godavari River is the second largest river in India, originating near Trimbak in Nashik District of Maharashtra state in India. It flows east through the states of Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh to empty into the Bay of Bengal.
The Godavari River is sacred to Hindus and has several pilgrimage centers on its banks.
The Godavari River is a major waterway in central India, originating in the Western Ghats and flowing eastwardly across the Deccan Plateau between the states of Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh, then crossing the latter state and turning to flow in a southeast direction until it empties into the Bay of Bengal through two mouths. Its tributaries include Indravati River, Manjira River, Bindusara River and Sabari River.
Although the river arises only 80 kilometres from the Arabian Sea, it flows 1,465 km to empty into the Bay of Bengal. Just above Rajahmundry there is a dam that provides water for irrigation and the generation of hydroelectricity. Most of the river’s water is drawn for irrigation purposes. Below Rajahmundry, the river divides into two streams that widen into a large river delta which has an extensive navigable irrigation-canal system, Dowleswaram Barrage that links the region to the Krishna River delta to the southwest.
The Godavari River has a drainage area of 4,405 sq.km that includes more that one state. The Manjra river is its major tributary.
River Basin and Tributaries
Indravati River Pranahita River Wainganga River Wardha River Manjira River Kinnerasani River Sileru River Sabari River
Major Towns and Cities along the river
Maharashtra
Trimbakeshwar, Nashik, Kopargaon, Paithan Nanded
Andhra Pradesh
Bhadrachalam, Godhavarikhani, Rajamundry, Kovvur, Tallapudi Narsapur
Places of interest
Like any other major rivers in India, the banks of this river also has many pilgrimage sites.
Trimbakeshwar - One of the twelve Jyotirlingas and ancient tenple of Lord Shiva.
Nasik - One of the four Kumbh Mela, Hindu pilgrimage place.
Nanded - Takht Sri Hazur Sahib One of the five most sacred place in Sikhism.
Bhadrachalam - Hindu Temple of Lord Rama.
Rajahmundry - Center for Telugu Literature. A town that symbolises Telugu Culture.this city is the native of aadikavi nannaya, one of the writers of kavitrayam. Famous for the Godavari Pushkaralu - an event that happens once in every 12 years, celebrated with pomp and glory, attended by lakhs of people all around the world. A bath in Godavari during the pushkaram period is said to be equivalent to bathing in the holy river Ganga.
Pattiseema - a village where a Hindu temple sits on a small hill on an island near rajahmundry in the river.
Basar (originally, Vyasara) - Sri Gyana Saraswathi temple is situated on the banks of Godavari, in Adilabad district, Andhra Pradesh. It is 210 km from state capital Hyderabad and accessible by road and rail (nearest major station: Nizamabad, although Basar station also exists). It is considered that the sage Vyasa wrote the Mahabharata on the banks of Godavari at this location, and thus the place came to be known as Vyasara.