All rivers in India are considered as holy/religious spots and they play a significant role in Indian traditions in different manners since primordial times. India’s every region is spotted with several major rivers. A river is a natural waterway of freshwater, which flows towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river.
Most of the major rivers of India flow towards the east and drain out into the Bay of Bengal. There are only five rivers in India that flow from east to west Narmada, Mahi, Tapti river, Luni and Sabarmati and drain out into the Arabian Sea.
Gangotri Glacier (Bhagirathi), Uttarakhand
Bay of Bengal
Yamunotri Glacier, Uttarakhand
Merges with Ganga at Allahabad (Triveni Sangam - Kumbh Mela spot
Brahmaputra
Himalayan Glacier in Tibet, but enters India in Arunachal Pradesh
Merges with Ganga and ends in Bay of Bengal
Tributary of Yamuna river, starting at Madhya Pradesh
Joins Yamuna river in UP
Tributary of Ganga, starting at Amarkantak, Madhya Pradesh
Joins Ganga just above Patna - also considered part of Vindhya river system
Nepal; Ganges tributary at Indo-Nepal border (Triveni Sangam)