The Purna River is a river of Western

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. It is one of the chief tributaries of the

Tapti The Tapti River (or Tapi) is a river in central India located to the south of the Narmada river that flows westwards before draining into the Arabian Sea. The river has a length of around and flows through the states of Maharashtra, Gujarat ...

river and empties into it at

Changdev Changdev Maharaj (also commonly referenced in ancient texts as Changa Deva, Changadeva, or simply Changa) was a mystical yogi turned saint who is believed to have lived in the village of Vateshwar along the banks of the Tapti River for 1,400 year ...

Jalgaon Jalgaon () is a city in Maharashtra, India. The city is located in North Maharashtra, and serves as the administrative headquarters of its namesake district, the Jalgaon district. Jalgaon is colloquially known as the “''Banana City of India ...

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Etymology

The word ''purna'' means ''complete'' in Sanskrit. It was also called the ''Payoshni'' or the ''Paisani'' (Sanskrit word meaning Ambrosia), which is mentioned in the ''

Mahabharata The ''Mahābhārata'' ( ; sa, महाभारतम्, ', ) is one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India in Hinduism, the other being the ''Rāmāyaṇa''. It narrates the struggle between two groups of cousins in the Kuruk ...

'' as being located in the territory of

Vidarbha Vidarbha (Pronunciation: Help:IPA/Marathi, �id̪əɾbʱə is a geographical region in the east of the Indian state of Maharashtra and a Proposed states and union territories of India#Maharashtra, proposed state of central India, comprising th ...

at the northern entrance of the

Dandaka Forest Dandakaranya is a historical region in India, mentioned in the Ramayana. It is identified with a territory roughly equivalent to the Bastar division in the Chhattisgarh state in the central-east part of India. It covers about of land, which inc ...

. There are other rivers also named ''Purna'' (the

Khadakpurna The Purna River is a major left-bank tributary of Godavari River originating in the Ajanta Range of hills in Aurangabad District, Maharashtra.The river lies in the rain shadow region of Maharashtra, on the Deccan Plateau, flowing through the d ...

and the Katepurna). Several comparative societies are named after the Purna river, as is the ''Purnamai Vidyalaya'', a high school in

Muktainagar Muktainagar is a town in the eastern part of Jalgaon district in northern Maharashtra and is the administrative seat of Muktainagar taluka. History During British rule, Muktainagar taluka was known as Edlabad petha and was part of East K ...

taluka (''Purna'' referring to the river and ''Maai'' meaning mother). The Purna is a major tributary of the Tapti river.

Description

The Purna is the main water source for the

, Malkapur region. It rises in the eastern

Satpura Range The Satpura Range is a range of hills in central India. The range rises in eastern Gujarat running east through the border of Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh and ends in Chhattisgarh. The range parallels the Vindhya Range to the north, and these ...

of southern

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, and flows westward, draining Maharashtra's

Marathwada Marathwada () is a proposed state and geographical region of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It was formed during the Nizam's rule and was part of the then Hyderabad State. The region coincides with the Aurangabad division of Maharashtra. ...

region before merging with the Tapi river. The total length of the river is 334 km. The watershed lies mostly in the eastern Vidarbha region of Maharashtra state and is nearly 18,929 square kilometres. The Purna originates in

Pokharni Pokharni is a village located in the Parbhani District of the Marathawada region of Maharashtra State of India. It is known for a temple dedicated to Narasimha. It is from Parbhani and has a railway station. Demography *As per 2011 census, ...

village which is 2 km away from

Bhainsdehi Bhainsdehi is a city and a Nagar Parishad in Betul district in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India. Kukru is the second highest point of Mahadeo hills. Bhainsdehi is the originating place of the river Purna. It is predominantly a tribal tehsil. ...

. Bhainsdehi is a tehsil in the Betul district of

, adjoining the

Amravati Amravati (pronunciation (help·info)) is the second largest city in the Vidarbha region and ninth largest city in Maharashtra, India. It is administrative headquarters of Amravati district and Amravati division which includes Akola, Buldha ...

district of Maharashtra. The river flows through

Akola Akola () is a municipal corporation and the third largest city in Vidarbha after Nagpur and Amravati and tenth largest city in Maharashtra. is located about east of the state capital, Mumbai, and west of the second capital, Nagpur. Akola ...

Buldhana Buldhana is the district headquarters and a Municipal Council in the Buldhana District of Amravati division in the Indian State of Maharashtra. Climate Demographics As of the 2011 India census, Buldhana had a population of 67,431. Males con ...

, and

districts. Pilgrims are present along its banks at Muktabai temple at Muktainagar and Changdev temple at Changdev village. The river is habitat for many fish species and birds like ''Bagda'', ducks etc.

Hatnur dam Hatnur dam is an earth fill dam in Jalgaon district of Maharashtra, India. The dam is named after a nearby Hatnur village, which is present by side of the dam. Construction This Dam was constructed by the Government of India in 1982. Specifi ...

is built on the Purna near Hatnur village. This dam is the largest dam in northern Maharashta. It has a huge water reservoir.

Confluence

The Purna meets the Tapti at Changdev village in the Muktainagar taluk of Jalgaon District in Northern Maharashtra. The Changdeva Maharaj temple is built at this meeting place ( Sangam) of the two rivers as devotees believe it to be sacred (pavitra sthan).

River tributaries

The Purna river and its

tributaries A tributary, or affluent, is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem (or parent) river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries and the main stem river drain the surrounding drainage b ...

* Purna River ** Gotma River ** Aarna River ** Pendhi River ** Uma River ** Katepurna River **

Shahanur River Shahanur is the river in Western Vidarbha region of Maharashtra state in India. It is a tributary of Purna river. It flows through the Anjangaon Surji 444705 Amravati district and Akola district. River course The river originates in the Sat ...

*** Bhavkhuri River **

Chandrabhaga river The Bhima River (also known as Chandrabhaga River) is a major river in Western India and South India. It flows southeast for through Maharashtra, Karnataka, and Telangana states, before entering the Krishna River. After the first sixty-five ki ...

*** Bhuleswari River **

Morna River The Morna River is a river of Western India. It is one of the chief tributaries of Purna River (tributary of Tapti), Purna River and empties in it at Andura Village in Akola District, Maharashtra. Etymology Lots of co-operative society's name gi ...

** Mann River ***

Mas River The Kali Mas ("Golden river" in Javanese) is a distributary of the Brantas River in East Java, flowing north easterly towards the Madura Strait. This river also forms part of the border between the Sidoarjo and Gresik regencies. History Th ...

*** Utawali River ***

Vishwamitri River Originating from Pavagadh in the Panchmahal District of Gujarat, the Vishwamitri River flows mainly through the west of the city of Vadodara. The name of this river is said to have been derived from the name of the great saint Vishwamitra. Two o ...

*** Nirguna River ****

Gandhari River Gandhari may refer to: * Gandhari (Mahabharata), a character in the Indian epic ''Mahabharata'' * Gandhari khilla, a hill fort near Bokkalagutta, Telangana, India * Gandhari language, north-western prakrit spoken in Gāndhāra **Kharosthi, or Gand ...

** Aas River ** River Dnyanganga ** River Vishwaganga ** River Nalaganga **

Vaan River The Vaan River is a river of central India. It is tributary of Purna River, which is major tributary of Tapti River. It is also spelled as Wan or Van. It is also known as Waanganga. Description It rises in the Gawilgarh hills of eastern Satpura ...

** Nadganga

Gallery

File:Bridge purna3030.JPG, Bridge on Purna river joining two regions in Mahashtra i.e. Vidarbha and Khandesh File:Purna.JPG, Purna File:Gangamai_Temple.JPG, Gangamai Temple

References

{{Hydrography of Gujarat Rivers of Maharashtra Rivers of Madhya Pradesh Tributaries of the Tapti River * Rivers of India