Question

As we're getting to know more and more about Saraswati river, did this river play an important role in forming the northern plains?​

Answer 1

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The Ganga ( saraswati) is the most important river in the Northern plains. The river originates as Bhagirathi from a glacier called Gangotri, in the Himalayas. On its way down the hills, Alaknanda and Mandakini rivers join Bhagirathi. The combined waters of these three rivers become the mighty Ganga. It enters the plains as a big river near Rishikesh.

Many big and small rivers join the Ganga in the plains. The river Yamuna joins Ganga at Allahabad. This place is called Sangam.

Many Himalayan rivers, such as the Gandak, Gomti, Ghaghra and Kosi, join Ganga on its journey eastwards. The Chambal, Sind, Betwa and Son rivers join the Ganga from its southern side.

The Ganga flows through the states of Uttaranchal, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and west Bengal, it splits into two branches.

One branch is the Hugli, which, flows through the city of Kolkata. The other branch enters Bangladesh and is known as the Padma. There are many holy cities in the Ganga basin

Answer 2

The Saraswati river was revered and considered important for Hindus because it is said that it was on this river's banks, along with its tributary Drishadwati, in the Vedic state of Brahmavarta, that Vedic Sanskrit had its genesis, and important Vedic scriptures