GK
NICKNAMES OF PLACES AND RIVERS
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Question
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Rishikesh is also known by the name as -
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City of Sages
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Yoga City
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Both (a) and (b)
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Tirunelveli
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Ancient legends about the origin of Rishikesh According to Skanda Purana, this area was previously called Kubark because here Lord Vishnu was appeared to Rabhya Rishi under a mango tree. And the whole area with the surrounding area was then called Kedarkhand (now Garhwal).
Detailed explanation-2: -IAST: “Hṛṣīkeśa” (Sanskrit: ) is a name derived from Vishnu, composed of hṛṣīka meaning ‘senses’ and īśa meaning ‘lord’ for a combined meaning as ‘Lord of the Senses’. The name commemorates an apparition of Vishnu to Raibhya Rishi, as a result of his tapasya (austerities), as Lord Hrishikesha.
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