Trimohini Sangam is a

confluence In geography, a confluence (also ''conflux'') occurs where two or more watercourses join to form a single channel (geography), channel. A confluence can occur in several configurations: at the point where a tributary joins a larger river (main ...

of rivers located near

Kursela Kursela is a Town situated in the bank of Trimohini Sangam, which is the confluence of the river Ganga and Kosi . It is the de facto financial centre of Katihar district. As per the Indian government population census of 2011, Kursela was re ...

village in

Katihar district Katihar district is one of the thirty-eight districts of Bihar state in India, and Katihar city is the administrative headquarters of this district. The district is a part of Purnia Division. It is prominently known for its Katihar Junction Railw ...

Bihar Bihar ( ) is a states and union territories of India, state in Eastern India. It is the list of states and union territories of India by population, second largest state by population, the List of states and union territories of India by are ...

state, India. There the river Koshi meets with the

Ganges The Ganges ( ; in India: Ganga, ; in Bangladesh: Padma, ). "The Ganges Basin, known in India as the Ganga and in Bangladesh as the Padma, is an international which goes through India, Bangladesh, Nepal and China." is a trans-boundary rive ...

, with which a small stream of Kalbalia river originates. Trimohini Sangam is one of the 12 banks on which the ashes of

Mahatma Gandhi Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (2October 186930January 1948) was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalism, anti-colonial nationalist, and political ethics, political ethicist who employed nonviolent resistance to lead the successful Indian ...

were immersed on 12 February 1948. In order to develop this place as a tourist destination, the Bihar State Tourism Department approved a plan of Rs 3.50 crore in the 2017-18 financial year.

Attractions

This area has been named as Sunder Nagar by Sangam Baba for the coast. The construction of a temple has been started for the establishment of Raneshwar Kamna Linga near this site. * Guide Dam Lake: the shore bandh done on the banks of Koshi, a tributary of Trimohini Sangam, which is known as Guide Dam Lake. More than 150 species of birds are present. *Baba Bateshwarnath Temple: near the Sangam is the temple of Baba Bateshwarnath. *Maghi Purnima Mela: a

Melā Mela () is a Sanskrit word meaning "gathering" or "to meet" or a "fair". It is used in the Indian subcontinent for all sizes of gatherings and can be religious, commercial, cultural or sport-related. In rural traditions melas or village fairs w ...

is held annually at Trimohini Sangam on the occasion of Maghi Purnima. Thousands of devotees from many districts of Bihar and also from Nepal reach Trimohini Sangam for bathing in the Ganges. *Kartik Purnima: pilgrims from India and abroad bathe at Trimohini Sangam on

Kartik Purnima Kartika Purnima (), also known as Kartika Pournami, is a Hindu, Sikh, and Jain cultural festival that is celebrated on ''purnima'' (full moon day), the 15th day of the lunar month Kartika. It falls on November or December of the Gregorian ...

Mahatma Gandhi's Samadhi Sthal

After the death of

, his ashes were immersed on 12 February 1948 at Trimohini Sangam beach, along with 12 other Sangam beaches of the country. An agricultural fair used to be held at the beach every year to commemorate it.

Proposed tourism development plan

In January 2021, a development plan was proposed to build a cafeteria, pathway, parking lot, entrance, and water supply in the area. The estimated time to completion was two years.

References

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