Malaprabha

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Author:Laxman Burdak, IFS (R)

Malprabha (मलप्रभा) River is a tributary of the Krishna River and flows through the state of Karnataka in India.

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Course

Malaprabha River originates in the Sahyadri mountains at an altitude of 792.4 metres at Kanakumbi village 16 km west of Jamboti village, Khanapur taluka, Belgaum District, Karnataka.

At the origin of the Malaprabha is an ancient temple dedicated to Shree Mauli Devi. The temple is in R.S. No. 127 of Kankumbi.[1] Malaprabha birthplace is a pilgrimage center with mythological origins. A symbol in rock carved by hand near the source of the river Malaprabha depicts the origin of the river for the purpose of safety showered for the well being of humankind.

Malaprabha flows a distance of 304 km from Kanakumbi-Khanapur-Soundatti (Malaprabha Dam)-Nargund-Pattadkal-Kudalasangam before joining river Krishna at an altitude of 488 metres at Kudala Sangama in Bagalkot district.

Tributaries: Bennihalla, Hirehalla and Tuparihalla are the major tributaries to Malaprabha of Dharwad district.

History

मलप्रभा नदी

विजयेन्द्र कुमार माथुर[2] ने लेख किया है ... मलप्रभा नदी (AS, p.715): कर्नाटक की छोटी सी नदी है जो प्राचीन तीर्थ रेणुकाद्रि से चार मील दूर बहती है। रेणुकाद्रि को सौंदती भी कहा जाता है सौंदती पूना-बंगलौर रेलपथ पर धारवाड़ से 25 मील दूर है।

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References

  1. District Census Handbook – Guntur"
  2. Aitihasik Sthanavali by Vijayendra Kumar Mathur, p.715