<P> The Yamuna ( Hindustani : / jəmʊnaː / ) , also known as the Jumna , ( not to be mistaken with the Jamuna of Bangladesh ) is the longest and the second largest tributary river of the Ganges ( Ganga ) in northern India . Originating from the Yamunotri Glacier at a height of 6,387 metres on the south western slopes of Banderpooch peaks in the uppermost region of the Lower Himalaya in Uttarakhand , it travels a total length of 1,376 kilometres ( 855 mi ) and has a drainage system of 366,223 square kilometres ( 141,399 sq mi ) , 40.2 % of the entire Ganges Basin , before merging with the Ganges at Triveni Sangam , Allahabad , the site for the Kumbha Mela every twelve years . It is the longest river in India which does not directly flow to the sea . </P>
<P> The Yamuna ( Hindustani : / jəmʊnaː / ) , also known as the Jumna , ( not to be mistaken with the Jamuna of Bangladesh ) is the longest and the second largest tributary river of the Ganges ( Ganga ) in northern India . Originating from the Yamunotri Glacier at a height of 6,387 metres on the south western slopes of Banderpooch peaks in the uppermost region of the Lower Himalaya in Uttarakhand , it travels a total length of 1,376 kilometres ( 855 mi ) and has a drainage system of 366,223 square kilometres ( 141,399 sq mi ) , 40.2 % of the entire Ganges Basin , before merging with the Ganges at Triveni Sangam , Allahabad , the site for the Kumbha Mela every twelve years . It is the longest river in India which does not directly flow to the sea . </P>
the glacier from which the river yamuna originates
the glacier from which the river yamuna originates
the Yamunotri Glacier
the Yamunotri Glacier