Sacred Rivers

Rivers, ghats and confluences

Sacred stops

No single fixed order — several traditional routes exist, so the sequence below is a common one.

Only what is recorded for these stops — anything unknown is left out.

GamaYeah · Recognized pilgrimage route

Rivers, ghats and confluences

No single fixed order is recorded for this route; the order below is a common one.

#	Stop	Region	Observance and notes
1	Ganga at Haridwar	Uttarakhand	Har Ki Pauri; Ganga Dussehra is the principal observance.
2	Yamuna at Yamunotri	Uttarakhand	The shrine opens on Akshaya Tritiya and closes after Bhai Dooj.
3	Godavari at Trimbakeshwar	Maharashtra	Trimbakeshwar is a Jyotirlinga and stands at the source of the Godavari river. The traditional source of the Godavari. Allow about 90 min.
4	Saraswati at Triveni Sangam	Uttar Pradesh	Held in tradition to join the Ganga and Yamuna here, unseen.
5	Narmada at Amarkantak	Madhya Pradesh	The traditional source of the Narmada.
6	Sindhu at Leh	Ladakh	Sindhu Darshan is observed on Guru Purnima.
7	Kaveri at Talakaveri	Karnataka	Tula Sankramana marks the traditional rising of the Kaveri.