Punjab Plain

Punjab Plain:
(A) Sacred Geography: Rivers: The Punjab Plain consists of the Plain of Indus. Five rivers merge together forming Panjnad and join the river Indus on the Pakistan side of the Punjab Plain. The river Indus finally merges with the Arabian Sea near Karachi. The five rivers are: ▬ River Jhelum (Vitasta) flows (725 km) -- A tributary of river Indus ▬ River Chenab (Chandrabhaga, Asikni) flows (960 km) -- A tributary of river Indus ▬ River Ravi (Iravati, Airavati, Parushni) flows (720 km) -- A tributary of river Indus ▬ River Sutlej (Shatadru) flows (1450 km) -- A tributary of river Indus ▬ River Beas (Vipasha) flows (470 km) -- A tributary of river Indus
(B) Pilgrimages: ◍ Kurukshetra - Where Sri Krishna delivered the Bhagavad Gita and Kurukshetra Shakti Peetha: - Kurukshetra (Kurukshetra district, Haryana) Krishna: Jyotisar Shiva: Sthaneshwar Mahadev Temple Devi: Devi Bhadrakali Temple ◼ Brahma Sarovar ◼ Sannihit Sarovar (Mahabharata) (Peetha Nirnaya Tantra) ◍ Pitrudhak Tirtha (Pehowa) - An ancient Tirtha on the bank of river Saraswati - Pehowa (Kurukshetra district, Haryana) Devi: Devi Saraswati Temple ▬ River Saraswati flows (Puranic) ◍ Jalandhar Tripuramalini - Jalandhara Shakti Peetha: - Jalandhar Tripuramalini (Devi Talab Mandir) (Jalandhar district, Punjab) Devi: Devi Tripuramalini Temple ◼ Devi Talab (Temple Tank) (Peetha Nirnaya Tantra)

Punjab Plain:

(A) Sacred Geography:

Rivers:
The Punjab Plain consists of the Plain of Indus. Five rivers merge together forming Panjnad and join the river Indus on the Pakistan side of the Punjab Plain. The river Indus finally merges with the Arabian Sea near Karachi.

The five rivers are:
▬ River Jhelum (Vitasta) flows (725 km) -- A tributary of river Indus
▬ River Chenab (Chandrabhaga, Asikni) flows (960 km) -- A tributary of river Indus
▬ River Ravi (Iravati, Airavati, Parushni) flows (720 km) -- A tributary of river Indus
▬ River Sutlej (Shatadru) flows (1450 km) -- A tributary of river Indus
▬ River Beas (Vipasha) flows (470 km) -- A tributary of river Indus

(B) Pilgrimages:

◍ Kurukshetra - Where Sri Krishna delivered the Bhagavad Gita and Kurukshetra Shakti Peetha:

Devi Bhadrakali Temple, Kurukshetra district, Haryana

- Kurukshetra
(Kurukshetra district, Haryana)
Krishna: Jyotisar
Shiva: Sthaneshwar Mahadev Temple
Devi: Devi Bhadrakali Temple
◼ Brahma Sarovar
◼ Sannihit Sarovar
(Mahabharata) (Peetha Nirnaya Tantra)

◍ Pitrudhak Tirtha (Pehowa) - An ancient Tirtha on the bank of river Saraswati

Pehowa, Kurukshetra district, Haryana

- Pehowa
(Kurukshetra district, Haryana)
Devi: Devi Saraswati Temple
▬ River Saraswati flows (Puranic)

◍ Jalandhar Tripuramalini - Jalandhara Shakti Peetha:

Jalandhar - Devi Tripuramalini Temple (Devi Talab Mandir), Jalandhar district, Punjab

- Jalandhar Tripuramalini (Devi Talab Mandir)
(Jalandhar district, Punjab)
Devi: Devi Tripuramalini Temple
◼ Devi Talab (Temple Tank)
(Peetha Nirnaya Tantra)

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