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Jumna

British

/ ˈdʒʌmnə /

noun

a river in N India, rising in Uttarakhand in the Himalayas and flowing south and southeast to join the Ganges just below Allahabad (a confluence held sacred by Hindus). Length: 1385 km (860 miles)

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Some of his films - Mela, Naya Daur, Ganga Jumna, Devdas and Mughal-e-Azam - were superhits and won him legions of fans.

From BBC • Jul. 6, 2021

The boat moved out to a spot where the muddy brown current of the sacred Ganges is joined by the green water of the Jumna River.

From Time Magazine Archive

His friends dug a grave, 6 ft. deep, in the sandy banks of the Jumna.

From Time Magazine Archive

You are the Ganges of my heart, and I am the Jumna of your heart.

From Time Magazine Archive

The imperial palace, the Jama Masjid or Great Mosque, and the restoration of what is now the western Jumna canal, are the work of Shah Jahan.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 10 "David, St" to "Demidov" by Various

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