The Purna River is a river of Central and Western

India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ...

. It is one of the chief tributaries of the

Tapti The Tapti River (or Tapi) is a river in central India located to the south of the Narmada river that flows westwards before draining into the Arabian Sea. The river has a length of around and flows through the states of Maharashtra, Gujarat a ...

river and empties into it at

Changdev Changdev Maharaj (also commonly referenced in ancient texts as Changa Deva, Changadeva, or simply Changa) was a mystical yogi turned saint who is believed to have lived in the village of Vateshwar along the banks of the Tapti River for 1,400 ye ...

Jalgaon Jalgaon () is a city in the state of Maharashtra, India. The city is located in North Maharashtra in the subregion of Khandesh, and serves as the administrative headquarters of its namesake district, the Jalgaon district. In the subregion of ...

Maharashtra Maharashtra () is a state in the western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau. It is bordered by the Arabian Sea to the west, the Indian states of Karnataka and Goa to the south, Telangana to th ...

Etymology

The word ''purna'' means ''complete'' in Sanskrit. It was also called the ''Payoshni'' or the ''Paisani'' (Sanskrit word meaning Ambrosia), which is mentioned in the ''

Mahabharata The ''Mahābhārata'' ( ; , , ) is one of the two major Sanskrit Indian epic poetry, epics of ancient India revered as Smriti texts in Hinduism, the other being the ''Ramayana, Rāmāyaṇa''. It narrates the events and aftermath of the Kuru ...

'' as being located in the territory of

Vidarbha Vidarbha (Pronunciation: Help:IPA/Marathi, �id̪əɾbʱə is a geographical region in the west Indian States and union territories of India, state of Maharashtra. Forming the eastern part of the state, it comprises Amravati Division, Amrav ...

and

Khandesh Khandesh is a geographic region in Maharashtra, India. It was made up of present Jalgaon, Dhule and Nandurbar districts. It also said that Burhanpur District of Madhya Pradesh was also its part. The region have seen many geographical ch ...

at the northern entrance of the

Dandaka Forest Dandakaranya (), also rendered Dandaka (, IAST: ), is a historical region and the name of a forest mentioned in the ancient Indian epic ''Ramayana''. It covers about of land, which includes the Abujhmar Hills in the west and borders the Easte ...

. There are other rivers also named ''Purna'' (the

Khadakpurna The Purna River is a major left-bank tributary of Godavari River originating in the Ajanta Range of hills in Aurangabad District, Maharashtra.The river lies in the rain shadow region of Maharashtra, on the Deccan Plateau, flowing through the d ...

and the Katepurna). Several comparative societies are named after the Purna river, as is the ''Purnamai Vidyalaya'', a high school in

Muktainagar Muktainagar (formerly Edlabad) is a town in Jalgaon district, Maharashtra, India. It is the administrative headquarter of its Muktainagar taluka, eponymous taluka. It is located in North Maharashtra region. It located near bank of Purna River ...

taluka (''Purna'' referring to the river and ''Maai'' meaning mother). The Purna is a major tributary of the Tapti river.

Description

The Purna is the main water source for the

, Malkapur region. It rises in the eastern

Satpura Range The Satpura Range, formerly also known as the Seeonee Hills, is a range of hills in central India. The range rises in eastern Gujarat running east through the border of Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh and ends in Chhattisgarh. The range paralle ...

of southern

Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh (; ; ) is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal and the largest city is Indore, Indore. Other major cities includes Gwalior, Jabalpur, and Sagar, Madhya Pradesh, Sagar. Madhya Pradesh is the List of states and union te ...

, and flows westward, draining Maharashtra's

region before merging with the Tapi river. The total length of the river is 334 km. The watershed lies mostly in the Western Vidarbha region of Maharashtra state and is nearly 18,929 square kilometres. The Purna originates in Pokharni village which is 2 km away from Bhainsdehi. Bhainsdehi is a tehsil in the Betul district of

, adjoining the

Amravati Amravati (/Marathi phonology, əmᵊɾɑʋᵊt̪iː/) is a city in Maharashtra located in the Vidarbha region. It is the ninth largest city in Maharashtra, India & second largest city in the Vidarbha region in terms of population. It is the ...

district of Maharashtra. The river flows through

Akola Akola () is a major city in the Vidarbha region of the Indian state of Maharashtra. The third largest city in Eastern Maharashtra after Nagpur and Amravati, it is located about east of the state capital, Mumbai, and west of the second ca ...

Buldhana Buldhana (Marathi pronunciation: ) is a city and a Municipal Council in the Indian state of Maharashtra, established on 17 February 1893. It is the administrative headquarters of Buldhana District in the Amravati Division. Buldhana is the secon ...

, and

districts. Pilgrims are present along its banks at Muktabai temple at Muktainagar and Changdev temple at Changdev village. The river is habitat for many fish species and birds like ''Bagda'', ducks etc.

Hatnur dam Hatnur dam is an earth fill dam in Jalgaon district of Maharashtra, India. The dam is named after a nearby Hatnur village, which is present by side of the dam. Construction This Dam was constructed by the Government of India in 1982. Specific ...

is built on the Purna near Hatnur village. This dam is the largest dam in northern Maharashta. It has a huge water reservoir.

Confluence

The Purna meets the Tapti at Changdev village in the Muktainagar taluk of Jalgaon District in Northern Maharashtra. The Changdeva Maharaj temple is built at this meeting place ( Sangam) of the two rivers as devotees believe it to be sacred (pavitra sthan).

River tributaries

The Purna river and its

tributaries A tributary, or an ''affluent'', is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream ('' main stem'' or ''"parent"''), river, or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries, and the main stem river into which the ...

* Purna River ** Gotma River **

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** Pendhi River **

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** Katepurna River **

Shahanur River Shahanur is the river in Western Vidarbha region of Maharashtra state in India. It is a tributary of Purna river. It flows through the Anjangaon Surji 444705 Amravati district and Akola district. River course The river originates in the Satp ...

*** Bhavkhuri River ** Chandrabhaga river *** Bhuleswari River **

Morna River The Morna River is a river of Western India. It is one of the chief tributaries of Purna River and empties in it at Andura Village in Akola District, Maharashtra. Etymology Lots of co-operative society's name given after Morna river.like' Morna ...

** Mann River ***

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*** Utawali River ***

Vishwamitri River Originating from Pavagadh in the Panchmahal District of Gujarat, the Vishwamitri River flows mainly through the west of the city of Vadodara. The name of this river is said to have been derived from the name of the great saint Vishwamitra. Two o ...

*** Nirguna River **** Gandhari River ** Aas River **

River Dnyanganga Dnyangangaalso sometimes spelt as "Gyanganga" as the Marathi consonant 'ज्ञ' is pronounced differently in Marathi and other Indian languages. Ganga is used as a suffix in the name of several other rivers in India. () is a minor river in Buld ...

** River Vishwaganga **

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Vaan River The Vaan River is a river of central India. It is a tributary of Purna River, which is a major tributary of Tapti River. It is also spelled as Wan or Van. It is also known as Waanganga. Description It rises in the Gawilgarh hills of eastern Sat ...

** Nadganga

Gallery

File:Bridge purna3030.JPG, Bridge on Purna river joining two regions in Mahashtra i.e. Vidarbha and Khandesh File:Purna.JPG, Purna File:Gangamai_Temple.JPG, Gangamai Temple

References

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