Yama

Yama In Mahabharata Yama is one of the four Dikpalakas – the others being Indra, Varuna and Kubera. He is also lord of death.  Yama Sabha Yama Sabha is described by Narada to Yudhishthira when the former visited Maya Sabha at Indraprastha. Narada says, “The assembly house of Yama, the…

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Yamuna

  Yamuna The Yamuna, also known as the Jumna or Jamna, is the second largest tributary river of the Ganges (Ganga) and the longest tributary in India. Originating from the Yamunotri Glacier at a height of 6,387 metres (20,955 ft) on the southwestern slopes of Banderpooch peaks of the Lower Himalaya in Uttarakhand, it travels a total length of 1,376 kilometres (855 mi) and has a drainage system of 366,223 square…

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