Can you give examples of river sources or confluences from your region that are regarded sacred by any community?
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Can you give examples of river sources or confluences from your region that are regarded as sacred by any community?
Many people consider the following rivers to be sacred in our country:
- Indus: Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh
- Ganga: Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal
- Yamuna: Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh.
- Godavari: Maharashtra, Telangana, Chhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh, Puducherry.
- Narmada: Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat.
- Cauvery: Karnataka, Tamil Nadu.
You can choose any one of the above or more.
Visit a nearby river and observe all activities there, whether economic or cultural. Note them down and discuss with your classmates.
When we visited a nearby river, we observed various activities like fishing, people washing clothes, and families having picnics. Some people also performed religious rituals by the river.
Name some popular tourist destinations in India and identify the category of landform they are associated with.
Some popular tourist destinations in India include:
| Tourist Destination in India | Category of Landforms |
| 1. Shimla, Kashmir, Mussoorie, Nainital | Mountains |
| 2. Mount Abu, Kodai Kanal | Plateau |
| 3. Goa, Juhu (Beaches) | Plain |
| 4. Jaisalmer (Thar Desert) | Desert |