Dakshina Ganga

In your book, Our Wondrous World (Chapter 2), the Godavari goes on telling its story. It says there are many fascinating stories about it, many of them from the Ramayana and the Puranas.

The Godavari is also called Dakshina Ganga. 'Dakshina' means southern. The river gets this name because it flows through southern India and is regarded as sacred, just as the Ganga is.

In places like Nashik, near where the Godavari begins, people come from all around to take a dip in its holy waters. Very many people come especially during events like the Godavari Pushkaram.