Yamuna
Americannoun
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Jamuna Paar - literally "across the Yamuna" - is shorthand for the city's eastern neighbourhoods and the subject of endless teasing over their neglected civic infrastructure.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
Thousands of devotees waded into the foul waters of the Yamuna river in the Indian capital Monday for a Hindu festival, amid political wrangling over the sacred but severely polluted waterway.
From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2025
Next, the researchers plan to put their laboratory findings to work in the field, possibly in a project focused on the Yamuna River.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 20, 2024
On Wednesday, rising water from the Yamuna River reached the outer walls of the Taj Mahal in Agra and submerged an adjacent garden.
From New York Times ● Jul. 20, 2023
I made my way through the bazaars and along the ghats of the Yamuna River, lost among all the pilgrims to the city.
From "Homeless Bird" by Gloria Whelan
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