Editing Purna River (tributary of Tapti)

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| name               = Purna river
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| name_etymology     = Purna river - Complete river
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| image_caption      = River Purna at [[Manegaon, Maharashtra|Manegaon]]
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| subdivision_name1  = [[India]]
| subdivision_type2  = State
| subdivision_name2  = [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[Maharashtra]]
| subdivision_type3  = Region
| subdivision_name3  = [[Vidarbha]], [[Khandesh]]
| subdivision_type4  = District
| subdivision_name4  = [[Betul District]], [[Amravati]], [[Akola]], [[Buldhana]], [[Jalgaon]]
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| discharge1_location= Surat,Gujarat
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| discharge2_location= Changdev,Taluka-Muktainagar,Dist-Jalgaon,State-Maharashtra ,India
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| source1            = Pokhrani Village
| source1_location   = Satpura Range, Betul District, Gawilgarh ranges, [[Madhya Pradesh]]
| source1_coordinates= {{coord|21|30|N|77|46|E|display=inline}}
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| mouth              = [[Tapti river]]
| mouth_location     = Changdev, [[Jalgaon]], [[Muktainagar]], [[Maharashtra]]
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| tributaries_left   = [[Pedhi River]],<ref name="Am-rivers">{{Cite web|title=Amravati: Rivers |year=1968 |publisher=The Gazetteer Department, Maharashtra State Government |url=https://cultural.maharashtra.gov.in/english/gazetteer/AMRAVATI/gen_rivers.html}}</ref> Mūrna River, Mūn River, [[Dnyanganga River]], Vishwaganga River, Nalganaga River
| tributaries_right  = Arna River, Bodi River, [[Chandrabhaga River (Purna River)|Chandrabhaga River]], [[Ban River]], [[Shahanur River]]
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The '''Purna River''' is a river of Western [[India]]. It is one of the chief tributaries of the [[Tapti]] river and empties into it at [[Changdev]] in [[Jalgaon]], [[Maharashtra]].

==Etymology==
The word ''purna'' means ''complete'' in Sanskrit. It was also called the ''Payoshni'' or the ''Paisani'' (Sanskrit word meaning Ambrosia), which is mentioned in the ''[[Mahabharata]]'' as being located in the territory of [[Vidarbha]] at the northern entrance of the [[Dandaka Forest]].{{citation needed|date=December 2012}} There are other rivers also named ''Purna'' (the [[Khadakpurna]] and the [[Katepurna]]).

Several comparative societies are named after the Purna river, as is the ''Purnamai Vidyalaya'', a high school in [[Muktainagar]] taluka (''Purna'' referring to the river and ''Maai'' meaning mother). The Purna is a major tributary of the Tapti river.

==Description==
Purna is western flowing river.It is natural habitat for many fish species and birds like ''Bagda'', Ducks etc.Hatnur dam is built on Purna near Hatnur village.This dam biggest dam of northern Maharashta.It have huge water reservoir.

The Purna is the main water source for the [[Muktainagar]], [[Malkapur, Buldhana|Malkapur]] region. It rises in the eastern [[Satpura Range]] of southern [[Madhya Pradesh]], and flows westward, draining [[Maharashtra]]'s [[Marathwada]], [[Vidarbha]] region before merging with the Tapi river.

The watershed lies mostly in the eastern Vidarbha region of [[Maharashtra]] state and is nearly 18,929 square kilometres.<ref name="Jain">{{cite book |last1=Jain |first1=SK |last2=Agrawal |first2=PK |last3=Singh |first3=VP |title=Hydrology and Water Resources of India |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZKs1gBhJSWIC&q=Purna+river&pg=PA564 |page=564 |publisher=Springer |year=2007 |isbn=978-1-4020-5179-1}}</ref>

It originates in Pokharni Village which is 2&nbsp;km away from Bhainsdehi. Bhainsdehi is a tehsil in the Betul district of [[Madhya Pradesh]], adjoining the [[Amravati]] district of Maharashtra. The river flows through [[Akola district|Akola]], [[Buldhana district|Buldhana]], and [[Jalgaon district|Jalgaon]] districts. The total length of the river is 334&nbsp;km.<ref name="Jain"/> pilgrims  are present along its banks,Muktabai temple at Muktainagar and Changdev temple at Changdev village.Tapi river joins Purna at Changdev village.

==Confluence==
The Purna meets the Tapti at Changdev village in the Muktainagar taluk of Jalgaon District in Northern Maharashtra. The Changdeva Maharaj temple is built at this meeting place ([[Confluence|Sangam]]) of the two rivers as devotees believe it to be sacred (pavitra sthan).{{Citation needed|date=February 2020}}

==River tributaries==
The Purna river and its [[tributary|tributaries]]
* Purna River
** Gotma River
** [[Aarna River]]
** [[Pendhi River]]
** [[Uma River]]
** [[Katepurna River]]
** [[Shahanur River]]
*** [[Bhavkhuri River]]
** [[Chandrabhaga river (Amravati district)|Chandrabhaga river]]
*** [[Bhuleswari River]]
** [[Morna River]]
** [[Mann River (Maharashtra)|Mann River]]
*** [[Mas River]]
*** [[Utawali River]]
*** [[Vishwamitri River]]
*** [[Nirguna River]]
**** [[Gandhari River]]
** [[Aas River]]
**[[River Dnyanganga]]
**[[River Vishwaganga]]
**[[River Nalaganga]]
** [[Vaan River]]
** Nadganga

==Gallery ==
{{Wide image|Purna3030.panoramic.2007.JPG|700px|A panorama of Purna River, Dhupeshwar, [[Malkapur, Buldhana|Malkapur]]}}
<gallery class="center">
File:Bridge purna3030.JPG|Bridge on Purna river joining two regions in Mahashtra i.e. Vidarbha and Khandesh
File:Purna.JPG|Purna
File:Gangamai_Temple.JPG|Gangamai Temple
</gallery>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Hydrography of Madhya Pradesh}}
{{Hydrography of Maharashtra}}
{{Hydrography of Gujarat}}

[[Category:Rivers of Maharashtra]]
[[Category:Rivers of Madhya Pradesh]]
[[Category:Tributaries of the Tapti River]]
[[Category:Purna River|*]]
[[Category:Rivers of India]]