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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

So, from all over India, the holy men trudged to Delhi, set up camp along the bank 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

Then he drove to the Jumna River to pray at the site where Nehru had been cremated.

From Time Magazine Archive

To the west of this ridge the water collects to form the Asan, a tributary of the Jumna; whilst to the east the Suswa receives the drainage and flows into the Ganges.

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

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