Sarayu
For the Malayalam film actress, see Sarayu (actress).
| Sarayu | |
|---|---|
 Sarayu river at Bageshwar, Uttarakhand | |
| Location | |
| Country |  India |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Indian Himalayas |
| • elevation | 4,150 m (13,620 ft) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Tributary of Sharda River |
| Length | 350 km (220 mi) |
The Sarayu is a river that originates in Uttarakhand and flows through Uttar Pradesh in India. It is a tributary of the Sharda River.
Hydrology
The Sarayu rises at Sarmul (or Sarmool), which is located in the extreme north of the district Bageshwar of Uttarakhand on the southern slope of a ridge of the Nanda Kot. It flows through the Kumaon Himalayas, passes by the towns of Kapkot, Bageshwar and Seraghat before flowing into the Sharda River at Pancheshwar.[1]
Etymology
The name is the feminine derivative of the Sanskrit root सर् sar "to flow"; as a masculine stem, saráyu- means "air, wind", i.e. "that which is streaming".
In fiction
Sarayu is also the name of the river that flows by the fictional town of Malgudi created by the Indian writer R. K. Narayan.
Sarayu is the name given to the personification of the Holy Spirit in "The Shack" created by American Novelist William P. Young.
See also
- Saranyu
- Ramayana
- Hindu scriptures
- Serayu River, in Indonesia is also named after Saryu river in Ramayana
References
- ^ Negi, S. S. (1991). Himalayan Rivers, Lakes, and Glaciers. New Delhi: Indus Publishing. p. 120. ISBN 9788185182612.
External links
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