goddess Yamuna

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Goddess Yamuna is the Hindu river deity personifying the sacred Yamuna River, revered for purity, protection, and spiritual cleansing.

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goddess Yamuna canonical 3
Goddess Yamuna 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu goddess
personification of river
river goddess
associatedConcept moksha
removal of sins
associatedDeityGroup river goddesses of India
solar deities’ children
associatedFestival Bhai Dooj
Yam Dwitiya
associatedRiver Yamuna
surface form: Yamuna River
associatedWith Braj region
Krishna
Mathura
Vrindavan
consort Krishna
describedIn Bhagavata Purana
Mahabharata
Puranas
epithet Saraswati
surface form: Kalindi

Yami
functionInRitual medium for purification rites
iconography depicted as a beautiful woman with a water pot
often shown riding a tortoise
majorPilgrimageSite Yamuna ghats
surface form: Mathura ghats

Yamuna ghats
surface form: Vrindavan ghats

Yamunotri
nameInSanskrit Yamuna
surface form: Yamunā
originMyth emerges from Kalinda mountain
parents Sanjna
Surya
regionOfCult northern India
surface form: North India

Uttar Pradesh
religion Hinduism
sacredStatus one of the most sacred rivers in Hinduism
sibling Ashvins
Revanta
Shani
Tapti River
surface form: Tapti

Yama
symbolizes fertility
life-giving waters
purity
spiritual cleansing
veneratedAs goddess of protection
goddess of purity
goddess of spiritual cleansing
worshipPractices Yamuna Aarti
offerings of flowers and lamps
river bathing rituals

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Yamunotri dedicatedToDeity goddess Yamuna
Yamunotri Temple dedicatedTo goddess Yamuna
Kharsali village hasDeity goddess Yamuna
this entity surface form: Goddess Yamuna
Champasar Glacier associatedWithDeity goddess Yamuna