Tamsa River

The Tamas River is a tributary of the Ganges flowing through the Indian states of Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh.CourseThe Tamas rises in a tank at Tamakund in the Kaimur Range at an elevation of. It flows through the fertile districts of Satna and Rewa. At the edge of the Purwa plateau, the Tamas and its tributaries form a number of waterfalls. The river receives the Belan in UP and joins the Ganges at Sirsa, about downstream of the confluence of the Ganges and Yamuna. The total length of the river is. It has a total drainage area of.The Tamas River while descending through the Rewa Plateau and draining northwards makes a vertical falls of 70m known as Purwa Falls. Some of the more notable waterfalls on the tributaries of the Tamas river, as they come down from the Rewa Plateau, are: Chachai Falls (127m) on the Beehar River, a tributary of the Tamas, the Keoti Falls (98m) on the Mahana River, a tributary of the Tamas, and Odda Falls (145m) on the Odda River, a tributary of the Belah River, which is itself a tributary of the Tamsa,MythologyThis river has also got importance in Hinduism. As this is the river on which Rama spent his first night during the 14 years of forest exile. When Rama left Ayodhya people followed him and were not ready to return to their homes. In the evening Rama, Lakshmana and Sita and all the people reached the banks of the Tamas. Rama and everyone agreed to spend the night at the banks of the Tamaas river and continue the journey next morning. Rama left people sleeping and continued the journey further.