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'''Trimohini Sangam''' is a [[confluence]] of rivers located near [[Kursela]] village in [[Katihar district]], [[Bihar]] state, India. There the river [[Koshi River|Koshi]] meets with the [[Ganges]], with which a small stream of [[Kalbalia river]] originates. Trimohini Sangam is one of the 12 banks on which the ashes of [[Mahatma Gandhi]] were immersed on 12 February 1948.<br />
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In order to develop this place as a tourist destination, the Bihar State Tourism Department approved a plan of Rs 3.50 crore in the 2017-18 financial year.{{citation needed|date=July 2022}}<br />
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== Attractions == <br />
This area has been named as Sunder Nagar by Sangam Baba for the coast{{clarify|date=July 2022}}. The construction of a temple has been started{{when|date=July 2022}} for the establishment of Raneshwar Kamna Linga near this site.{{citation needed|date=July 2022}}<br />
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* Guide Dam Lake: the shore bandh done on the banks of Koshi, a tributary of Trimohini Sangam, which is known as Guide Dam Lake. More than 150 species of birds are present. <br />
*Baba Bateshwarnath Temple: near the Sangam is the temple of Baba Bateshwarnath.<br />
*Maghi Purnima Mela: a [mMelā]] is held annually at Trimohini Sangam on the occasion of [[Maghi Purnima]]. Thousands of devotees from many districts of Bihar and also from Nepal reach Trimohini Sangam for bathing in the Ganges.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.jagran.com/bihar/katihar-kat-news-20019256.html|title=Trimuhani Sangam Beach throngs of devotees. |website=Dainik Jagran|language=en|access-date=2021-06-13}}</ref><br />
*Kartik Purnima: pilgrims from India and abroad bathe at Trimohini Sangam on [[Kartik Purnima]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.public.app/video/sp_wlw70ue03mxrr|title=Ganga Maiya established at the Trimohini Sangam site of Kursela|website=Public App|language=en|access-date=2021-11-19}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.livehindustan.com/bihar/katihar/story-ganga-kosi-sangam-site-at-sitaram-yagya-today-2842684.amp.html|title= Sitaram Yagya at Ganga-Kosi Sangam site|website=live hindustan|language=en|access-date=2022-01-22}}</ref><br />
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=== Mahatma Gandhi's Samadhi Sthal === <br />
After the death of [[Mahatma Gandhi]], his ashes were immersed on 12 February 1948 at Trimohini Sangam beach, along with 12 other Sangam beaches of the country.{{citation needed|date=July 2022}} An agricultural fair used to be held at the beach every year to commemorate it.<br />
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=== Proposed tourism development plan === <br />
In January 2021, a development plan was proposed to build a cafeteria, pathway, parking lot, entrance, and water supply in the area. The estimated time to completion was two years.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bhaskar.com/amp/local/bihar/bhagalpur/katihar/news/trimuhani-ganga-kosi-sangam-beach-to-be-built-as-a-tourist-destination-128073541.html|title=पर्यटन स्थल के रूप में बनेगा त्रिमुहानी गंगा-कोसी संगम तट|trans-title=Trimuhani Ganga-Kosi Sangam beach to be built as a tourist destination|newspaper=[[Dainik Bhaskar ]]|language=hi|access-date=2022-01-22}}</ref><br />
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