Banganga (disambiguation)

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Banganga Tank is an ancient water tank at Walkeshwar Temple Complex in Malabar Hill area of Mumbai City

Banganga may also refer to:

Rivers in India

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There are several Banganga Rivers in India.

Banganga is a small tributary of the Godavari River in the Nashik district, in the state of Maharashtra in western India.

Banganga River, an 240 km long tributary of Gambhir river in India, originates from the hills of Aransar and Bairath in Jaipur region of Rajasthan state and confluences with Yamuna near Fatehabad in Agra district of Uttar Pradesh state. Its main tributaries are Gumti Nalla and Suri River on right bank, and Sanwan and Palasan Rivers on left bank. Banganga's tributary Sanwan after confluencing with Tildah river then confluences with Banganga river which in turn then confluences with the Gambhir river which in turn confluences with the Yamuna in Mainpuri district of Uttar Pradesh. Finally, Yamuna confluences with Ganges at Triveni Sangam in Prayagraj.