Seti Gandaki River

This article is about the tributary of the Gandaki River. For the tributary of the Karnali system, see Seti River.
Seti Gandaki

Seti Gandaki seen from Pokhara
Basin
River system Gandaki River
Main source Slopes of Annapurna

The Seti Gandaki River, also known as the Seti River or the Seti Khola, is a river of western Nepal, a left tributary of the Trishuli River. It is one of the holiest rivers of Nepal, worshipped in Hinduism as a form of Vishnu. The river is also famous because it is close to some Holy places and is the central point of many stories of Hindu mythology, such as the Mahabharata, one of longest books of Hinduism, written by Vyasa, who was born near the confluence of the Gandaki and Madi rivers near Damauli, Tanahun, Nepal. Gandaki River .[1] It rises from the base of the Annapurna massif, and flows south and south-east past Pokhara and Damauli to join the Trishuli River near Devghat.

In May 2012 a devastating flood on the river killed more than 60 people north of Pokhara and changed the course of the river.[2]

The rockfall that temporarily blocked the river[3]

References

  1. ↑ Negi, Sharad Singh. Himalayan rivers, lakes and glaciers. p. 64 (Google books.). Retrieved 2013-05-09.
  2. ↑ BBC News, 6 May 2013
  3. ↑

Coordinates: 27°49′16″N 84°27′17″E / 27.8211°N 84.4546°E / 27.8211; 84.4546

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