1. A. Devprayag
(The confluence of river "Mandakini" and river "Bhagirathi" at "Devprayag")
Although many small streams comprise the headwaters of the Ganges, the six longest and their five confluences are considered important and sacred. The six headstreams are the Alaknanda, Dhauliganga, Nandakini, Pindar, Mandakini and Bhagirathi rivers. The five confluences, known as the "Panch Prayag", are all along the Alaknanda, the longest of the six and therefore, hydrologically the source stream. They are, in downstream order, "Vishnuprayag", where the Dhauliganga joins the Alaknanda; "Nandprayag", where the Nandakini joins; "Karnaprayag", where the Pindar joins, "Rudraprayag", where the Mandakini joins; and finally, "Devprayag", where the Bhagirathi joins the Alaknanda to form the Ganges. After flowing 249 km through its narrow Himalayan valley, the Ganges finally emerges from the mountains at Rishikesh.
2. C. Narmada
The "Marble Rocks" are a gorge of about 8 km in length along the Narmada river near the city of Jabalpur and in Bhedaghat of Jabalpur District in Madhya Pradesh. Earlier, the Gorge was narrow in size and hence, monkeys could cross over from one side to another. This gave the Gorge its local name- "Bandar Kudni" (meaning - "Monkey's jumping place"). The white marbles are predominantly rich in magnesium and are closer in hardness to soap stone allowing them to be carved.
3. C. Jhelum
The Jhelum River was known to the Greeks as "Hydaspes" and called as "Vitasta" in the Rigveda. The Battle of the Hydaspes was fought in 326 BC between Alexander the Great and King Porus of the Paurava kingdom on the banks of the Jhelum River in the Punjab region of Indian Subcontinent (modern day Punjab in Pakistan).
(Srinagar on the bank of river "Jhelum")
The river Jhelum rises from Verinag Spring situated at the foot of the Pir Panjal in the southeastern part of the Kashmir Valley. It flows through Srinagar and Wular Lake before entering Pakistan through a deep narrow gorge. It joins the Chenab River at Trimmu in the Jhang District (in Punjab Province) of Pakistan. The Chenab further merges with the Sutlej to form the Panjnad River (formed by successive confluence or merger of the five rivers of the Punjab, namely Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Beas and Sutlej) which joins the Indus River at Mithankot.
4. C. Vaigai
Located on the banks of River Vaigai, Madurai has been a major settlement for two millennia. Madurai is closely associated with the Tamil language and the third Tamil Sangam, a major congregation of Tamil scholars said to have been held in the city. The city has a number of historical monuments including the legendary "Meenakshi Amman Temple" which is located on the southern bank of the Vaigai River.
The river Vaigai originates in Varusanadu Hills of the Western Ghats and first flows northeast, then southeast and empties into the Palk Strait close to Pamban bridge.
The Sangam literature has paid many tributes to Vaigai, extolling it as 'the river that brings water when one touches it', viz the etymology Vai (place your) and gai (hands).
5. C. Barak
The river Barak has its origin at Liyai Kullen Village (of Poumai Naga tribe) in Manipur. It flows south through Manipur, then southwest leaving Manipur and entering Assam State. In Assam, the Barak flows northward then west receiving many small tributaries in the Cachar Valley. It continues to flow west past the town of Silchar where it is joined by the Madhura River. After Silchar and near Badarpur it divides into two rivers - the Surma River (northern branch) and the Kushiyara River (southern branch) and enters Bangladesh. In Kishoreganj District of Bangladesh, the Surma and the Kushiyara finally rejoin and is known as the "Meghna River". Further south, it is joined by the Padma River (the main distributary of the Ganges and the Jamuna or Lower Brahmaputra) and flows into the Bay of Bengal.
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