INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

Detailed explanation-1: -The river Godavari is often referred to as Vridha Ganga because of its large size and extent among the peninsular rivers.

Detailed explanation-2: -River Godavari is also known as Dakshin Ganga. It is the largest Peninsular river system. It rises in the Nasik district of Maharashtra and discharges its water into the Bay of Bengal.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Godavari River is known as ‘Dakshin Ganga’ because: (i) Godavari River is very long like the Ganga in the north. It is the second largest river in India and the largest river in southern India. Was this answer helpful?

Detailed explanation-4: -Godavari river is known as Dakshin Ganga or the Ganga of South. The source of the Godavari is northeast of Bombay (Mumbai in the local Marathi language) in the state of Maharashtra, and the river follows a southeasterly course for 1, 400 kilometers to its mouth on the Andhra Pradesh coast.