
Maun Mela fishing festival and traffic near twin bridges in Uttarakhand
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Maun Mela, a traditional community fishing festival held along the Aglar River in the Tehri Garhwal region of Uttarakhand, India.
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The Kali river or River Sharda / Sarda originates from the Greater Himalaya at Kalapaani at an altitude of 3600 m, in the Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand, India.The river is named after the Goddess Kālī whose temple is situated in Kalapaani near the Lipu-Lekh pass at the border between India and Tibet. On its upper course, this river forms India's (Uttarakhand's) continuous eastern boundary with the western end of Nepal. After reaching the plains of Uttarakhand and onto Uttar Pradesh, the river is known as Sharda. The Kali River is the part of the Ganges River System. The Kali River joins with the Gori Ganga at Jauljibi, a place famous for its annual trade fair. It the joins with the River Karnali and adopts a new name River Sarayu in Bahraich district till it meets with River Ganges.
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