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==Course==
The Mohana originates on Korambe Pahar on the [[Chota Nagpur Plateau#Hazaribagh plateau|Hazaribagh plateau]] near Bendi village, {{convert|19.3|km}} from [[Hazaribagh]]<ref name=forest>{{cite web |url = http://www.jharkhandforest.com/files/Hazaribagh_Introduction.pdf |title = The Hazaribagh district |access-date = 2010-04-29 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141028111157/http://www.jharkhandforest.com/files/Hazaribagh_Introduction.pdf |archive-date = 2014-10-28 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url = http://bhargavasarma.blogspot.com/2009/03/gaya-pithru-kshetra-part-i_07.html | title = Gaya – the Pithrukshetra |access-date = 2010-04-29 }}</ref><ref name=lister>{{cite book|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=iUyU-zEbBYgC&q=Lilajan&pg=PA10 | title = Hazaribagh By Edward Lister | isbn = 9781115792752 |access-date = 2010-04-29 | last1 = Lister | first1 = Edward | date = October 2009 | publisher = BiblioBazaar }}</ref> It drains the upper part of the plateau.<ref name=lister/> The western portion of the Hazaribagh plateau constitutes a broad watershed between the [[Damodar River|Damodar]] drainage on the south and the [[Lilajan River|Lilajan]] (also called Niranjana) and Mohana rivers on the north.<ref name=forest/>
The Mohana then runs north past [[Itkhori Block|Itkhori]], descends into the Gaya Plains, and crosses the [[Grand Trunk Road]] / [[National Highway 2 (India)|NH 2]] at the foot of the Danua pass. Near Itkhori it intersects the Chatra-Chauparan Road with its wide and sandy channel. {{convert|3.2|km}} below [[Bodh Gaya]] it unites with the [[Lilajan River|Lilajan (Niranjana)]] to form the [[Falgu River|Falgu]].<ref name=lister/><ref name=omalley>{{cite book|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=BCzSKEDwd5oC&q=Mohana+River+Gaya&pg=PA8 | title = Bengal District Gazetteer : Gaya By L.S.S. O'malley | work = pp. 8-9 | isbn = 9788172681371 |access-date = 2010-05-02| last1 = O'Malley | first1 = L. S. S. | year = 2007 | publisher = Concept Publishing Company }}</ref> When it goes past the [[Barabar Caves|Barabar Hills]], it again takes the name of Mohana, and divides into two branches.<ref name=omalley/>
==Waterfalls==
In the long range of hills south of the border of [[Gaya district]], well inside [[Chatra district]], there are two waterfalls of the Mohana. The first at Tamasin is at the head of deep valley where the river plunges abruptly down a high steep face of black rock in to a shady pool below and then dashes down a gloomy gorge of strangely contorted rock; the lower falls at Hariakhal presents a scene of more placid beauty, as here the river, issuing through a picturesque glen, glides down the sloping slide of red rocks into a still, large pond surrounded by high wooden banks. Tamasin is {{convert|26|km}} from [[Chatra, Jharkhand|Chatra]] town.<ref>{{cite book|url =https://books.google.com/books?id=BCzSKEDwd5oC&q=Gaya+Gazetteer| title = Bengal District Gazaetter - Gaya By L.S.S. O'malley | work = p. 4 | isbn = 9788172681371 | access-date = 2010-05-05 | last1 = O'Malley | first1 = L. S. S. | year = 2007 | publisher = Concept Publishing Company }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url = http://chatra.nic.in | title =Tourism | work = Tama Sin | access-date = 2010-05-05 }}</ref>
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Mohana River Mohani River | |
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Location | |
Country | India |
State | Jharkhand, Bihar |
City | Itkhori |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Korambe Pahar |
• location | Hazaribagh district |
Mouth | Falgu River |
• location | Gaya district |
• coordinates | 24°43′41″N 85°00′47″E / 24.72806°N 85.01306°E |
The Mohana River (also called Mohani River/Mohane River) flows through the Hazaribagh, Chatra and Gaya districts in the Indian states of Jharkhand and Bihar.
Course
[edit]The Mohana originates on Korambe Pahar on the Hazaribagh plateau near Bendi village, 19.3 kilometres (12.0 mi) from Hazaribagh[1][2][3] It drains the upper part of the plateau.[3] The western portion of the Hazaribagh plateau constitutes a broad watershed between the Damodar drainage on the south and the Lilajan (also called Niranjana) and Mohana rivers on the north.[1]
The Mohana then runs north past Itkhori, descends into the Gaya Plains, and crosses the Grand Trunk Road / NH 2 at the foot of the Danua pass. Near Itkhori it intersects the Chatra-Chauparan Road with its wide and sandy channel. 3.2 kilometres (2.0 mi) below Bodh Gaya it unites with the Lilajan (Niranjana) to form the Falgu.[3][4] When it goes past the Barabar Hills, it again takes the name of Mohana, and divides into two branches.[4]
Waterfalls
[edit]In the long range of hills south of the border of Gaya district, well inside Chatra district, there are two waterfalls of the Mohana. The first at Tamasin is at the head of deep valley where the river plunges abruptly down a high steep face of black rock in to a shady pool below and then dashes down a gloomy gorge of strangely contorted rock; the lower falls at Hariakhal presents a scene of more placid beauty, as here the river, issuing through a picturesque glen, glides down the sloping slide of red rocks into a still, large pond surrounded by high wooden banks. Tamasin is 26 kilometres (16 mi) from Chatra town.[5][6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "The Hazaribagh district" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 October 2014. Retrieved 29 April 2010.
- ^ "Gaya – the Pithrukshetra". Retrieved 29 April 2010.
- ^ a b c Lister, Edward (October 2009). Hazaribagh By Edward Lister. BiblioBazaar. ISBN 9781115792752. Retrieved 29 April 2010.
- ^ a b O'Malley, L. S. S. (2007). Bengal District Gazetteer : Gaya By L.S.S. O'malley. Concept Publishing Company. ISBN 9788172681371. Retrieved 2 May 2010.
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ignored (help) - ^ O'Malley, L. S. S. (2007). Bengal District Gazaetter - Gaya By L.S.S. O'malley. Concept Publishing Company. ISBN 9788172681371. Retrieved 5 May 2010.
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ignored (help) - ^ "Tourism". Tama Sin. Retrieved 5 May 2010.