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The Narmada is
one of the great rivers of our country. It flows through Gujarat and Central India.
Most rivers in our country start in the west and run east.
This river starts in the centre of India and flows west.
This river is also called Reva. The word Reva means noisy.
The Narmada is a holy river. Many small rivers join it to
make it a large river. People from all over the country come on pilgri- mage, and to bathe
in the river. Bana is a kind of Siva-Linga.
It is found only in the Narmada People take it home and
worship it. There are many tirthas on the banks of this river.
Chandod, Karnali, Broach, Omkar - nath are some of the
important places of pilgrimage on the banks of the Narmada.
There are the temples of Vyasa, his son Suka, and of
Anasuya on the banks of the river.
Author - Dharamsey M. Khatau
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