Indian Names and Parenting

It is quite common in India to name your daughter after rivers. Especially the names of the seven holy rivers Ganga, Yamuna , Sarasvati. Sindhu, Godavari, Narmada, Kaveri are very popular. Most rivers in India are considered feminine and are personified as goddesses.

Water has a special place in Hinduism and among hindus because it is one of the Pancha bhootas. For its life-sustaining properties, water finds its use in many rituals. Cleanliness also has lot of significance and this is the reason you find many temples next to rivers, ponds and tanks so that people can take bath and then worship.

Like our many firsts, this time we have compiled a list of the rivers in India to make your naming decision easier.

http://www.indianhindunames.com/names-indian-rivers.htm

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