GK
HIMACHAL PRADESH
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Kalindi
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Ramini
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Ravati
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Iravati
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Detailed explanation-1: -According to ancient history traced to Vedas, the Ravi River was known as Irāvatī (Sanskrit: ). The Ravi was known as Purushni or Irawati to Indians in Vedic times and as Hydraotes (Ancient Greek: ‘) to the Ancient Greeks.
Detailed explanation-2: -Written and fact-checked by. Last Updated: Article History. Table of Contents. Ravi River. Ravi River, in northwestern India and northeastern Pakistan, one of the five tributaries of the Indus River that give the Punjab (meaning “Five Rivers”) its name.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Chenab river was called Asikni (Sanskrit: ) in the Rigveda (VIII.20.25, X.75.5). The name meant that it was seen to have dark-coloured waters. The term Krishana is also found in the Atharvaveda.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Ravi River originates in Multhan Tehsil in the Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh. It flows through the Barabhangal, Bara Bansu, and Chamba districts before entering Punjab at Madhopur in the Pathankot district.