Sacred rivers, seven
Sacred rivers, seven. Among Hindus, all water is sacred, and rivers especially so; but seven rivers are particularly revered: Gaṅgā (Ganges), Yamuna, Godavari, Sarasvatī, Narmada, Sindhu, Kaveri.
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