KRISHNA RIVER.

Krishna River

Krishna is a mighty east flowing river of peninsular India. It is the same river as Krsnavena in the Puranas or Krsnaveni in the Yoginitantra. It is also known as Kanhapenna in Jatakas and Kanhapena in the Hathigumpha inscription of Kharavela. The word Krishna also indicates dark color.

According to the Hindu Mythology Krishna River is the incarnation of Lord Vishnu as a result of a curse on the trimurtis by Savitri ( another name of saraswati). Krishna River is one of the sacred rivers of India like Ganga River and Yamuna River. This river is named upon Lord Krishna. As per puranas, a ritual dip in this river can purify all the past sins and impurities of human being.

The River Krishna, meaning "dark" in Sanskrit. Its full name is 'Krishnaveni'. Its tributaries Venna and Koyna are said to be Lord Shiva and Lord Brahma.

 Traditionally this river was originated from the mouth of a statue of a cow in the ancient temple of Mahadev in Old Mahabaleshwar iin Maharastra. Another four rivers come out from the cow's mouth apart from Krishna and they all travel some distance before merging into Krishna. These rivers are the Koyna, Venna (Veni), Savitri, and Gayatri. Panchaganga temple is the origin of seven rivers-Krishna,Koyana,Gayatri,Savitri,Venna, Saraswati and Bhagirathi.

As per puranas, there lived a Brahmin in a village. He did severe penance towards Lord Shiva. Lord Shiva granted a boon because of which he was blessed with a power to purify the holy rivers. He was known as Pushkar (the one who nourishes). rivers holy. During this time all deities and rishis take holy dip to purify and make the rivers While traveling from one zodiac sign to another, Brihaspati requested Pushkar to make the 12 sacred rivers.

Birthplace of Krishna River: Krishna Bai Temple Krishna River originates at Mahabaleshwar in Maharashtra. It is believed that Krishna Bai Temple in the Old Mahabaleshwar is the birth place of river Krishna. Krishna Bai Temple is an ancient Shiva shrine where a stream comes out of the mouth of a cow . This stream further cascades to become the Krishna River. Krishna Bai Temple is near to Panchaganga Temple in Mahabaleshwar. The rustic look of this age-old shrine looks more beautiful during the monsoon. Meeting of Five! Krishna and a few of his tributaries begin their journey in the Western Ghats. The Panchaganga Temple is a 4,500 years-old temple where Krishna river along with Venna, Koyna , Gayatri and Savitri rivers flow out of the mouth of cow (goumukh). Though these rivers branch out, later they join Krishna River. 

Famous Dams on Krishna River Alamatti Dam in North Karnataka, Srisailam Dam in Telangana, Nagarjuna Sagar Dam in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, Prakasam Barrage at Vijayawada are some of the famous dams built on Krishna River. Drains into Bay of Bengal Krishna emerges in the Western Ghats of Maharashtra and drains into the Bay of Bengal in the village of Hamsaladevi at Andhra Pradesh.