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	The '''Sarayu''' ~~([[Kumaoni language\|Kumaoni]]:''Sarjyū'')~~ is a river that originates at a ridge south of [[Nanda Kot]] mountain in [[Bageshwar district]] in [[Uttarakhand]], India. It flows through [[Kapkot]], [[Bageshwar]], and Seraghat towns before discharging into the [[Sharda River]] at [[Pancheshwar]] at the ~~India-Nepal~~ border. Sharda river (also known as Kali river) then flows into [[Ghaghara]] river in [[Sitapur District]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], India.		The '''Sarayu''' is a river that originates at a ridge south of [[Nanda Kot]] mountain in [[Bageshwar district]] in [[Uttarakhand]], India. It flows through [[Kapkot]], [[Bageshwar]], and Seraghat towns before discharging into the [[Sharda River]] at [[Pancheshwar]] at the India—Nepal border. Sharda river (also known as Kali river) then flows into [[Ghaghara]] river in [[Sitapur District]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], India.

	Lower Ghaghara is also popularly known as Sarayu in India. Especially while it flows through the city of [[Ayodhya]], the birth place of Hindu deity [[Rama]]. The river is mentioned various times in the ancient Indian epic of [[Ramayana]].		Lower Ghaghara is also popularly known as Sarayu in India. Especially while it flows through the city of [[Ayodhya]], the birth place of Hindu deity [[Rama]]. The river is mentioned various times in the ancient Indian epic of [[Ramayana]].
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	==Etymology ==		==Etymology ==
	The name is the feminine derivative of the Sanskrit root सर् ''sar'' "to flow"; as a masculine stem, ''{{IAST\|saráyu-}}'' means "air, wind", ~~i.e.~~ "that which is streaming".		The name is the feminine derivative of the Sanskrit root सर् ''sar'' "to flow"; as a masculine stem, ''{{IAST\|saráyu-}}'' means "air, wind", that is, "that which is streaming".

	== Ramayana ==		== Ramayana ==
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	Sarayu is also the name of the river that flows by the fictional town of [[Malgudi]] created by the Indian writer [[R. K. Narayan]].		Sarayu is also the name of the river that flows by the fictional town of [[Malgudi]] created by the Indian writer [[R. K. Narayan]].

	Sarayu is the name given to the personification of the Holy Spirit in "[[The Shack]]" created by American Novelist [[William P. Young]].		Sarayu is the name given to the personification of the Holy Spirit in "[[The Shack (Young novel)\|The Shack]]" created by American Novelist [[William P. Young]].

	==See also==		==See also==

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{{short description|River in India}}
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The '''Sarayu''' ([[Kumaoni language|Kumaoni]]:''Sarjyū'') is a river that originates at a ridge south of [[Nanda Kot]] mountain in [[Bageshwar district]] in [[Uttarakhand]], India. It flows through [[Kapkot]], [[Bageshwar]], and Seraghat towns before discharging into the [[Sharda River]] at [[Pancheshwar]] at the India-Nepal border. Sharda river (also known as Kali river) then flows into [[Ghaghara]] river in [[Sitapur District]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], India.

Lower Ghaghara is also popularly known as Sarayu in India. Especially while it flows through the city of [[Ayodhya]], the birth place of Hindu deity [[Rama]]. The river is mentioned various times in the ancient Indian epic of [[Ramayana]].

==Hydrology==
{{anchor | Hydrology}}
{{Expand section|1=towns and villages along course, direction of flow, tributaries, citations to topo maps|date=April 2013}}

The Sarayu rises at Sarmul (or Sarmool), which is located in the extreme north of the [[Bageshwar district|district Bageshwar]] of [[Uttarakhand]] on the southern slope of a ridge of the [[Nanda Kot]]. It flows through the [[Kumaon division|Kumaon]] [[Himalayas]], passes by the towns of [[Kapkot]], [[Bageshwar]] and Seraghat before flowing into the [[Sharda River]] at [[Pancheshwar]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=Negi|first1=S. S. |date=1991 |title=Himalayan Rivers, Lakes, and Glaciers |publisher=Indus Publishing |location=New Delhi |isbn=9788185182612 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5YtUShKY8zcC|page=120}}</ref>

==Etymology ==
The name is the feminine derivative of the Sanskrit root सर् ''sar'' "to flow"; as a masculine stem, ''{{IAST|saráyu-}}'' means "air, wind", i.e. "that which is streaming".

== Ramayana ==
In the epic [[Ramayana]], Sri Rama along with the residents of Ayodhya went to vaikunth lok from this river and became deities in [[heaven]] afterwards.<ref>{{cite book |title=Valmiki Ramayana English Prose Translation in 7 volumes by Manmatha Nath Dutt 1891 to 1894 |url=https://archive.org/details/Valmiki_Ramayana_English_Prose_Translation_7_volumes_by_Manmatha_Nath_Dutt_1891_to_1894/Valmiki%20Ramayana%20-%20MN%20Dutt%20-%20Volume%207%20-%20Uttara%20Kanda%201894/page/n305/mode/2up |access-date=20 April 2021 |language=English}}</ref>

==In fiction==
Sarayu is also the name of the river that flows by the fictional town of [[Malgudi]] created by the Indian writer [[R. K. Narayan]].

Sarayu is the name given to the personification of the Holy Spirit in "[[The Shack]]" created by American Novelist [[William P. Young]].

==See also==
{{portal | India | Hinduism }}
*[[Saranyu]]
*[[Ramayana]]
*[[Ghaghra]]
*[[Serayu River]], in Indonesia is also named after Saryu river in Ramayana

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons category|Sarayu River}}

{{Hydrography of Uttar Pradesh}}
{{Waters of South Asia}}

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[[Category:Rivers of Uttar Pradesh]]

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